Cristiano Ronaldo was dropped from the Manchester United squad two days ago. “Cristiano will not be part of the Manchester United squad for the match against Chelsea on Saturday.” The rest of the squad is preparing together for that game,” United said on their website. Let us recall that Ronaldo voluntarily entered the game in the match of the 12th round of the Premier League, in which United beat Tottenham with 2:0.
However, United’s manager Eric ten Haag spoke yesterday, revealing his plans with the Portuguese: “I count on Ronaldo until the end of the season. I don’t count on him for Chelsea and then we move on. Cristiano remains an important part of the team and I count on him until the end of the season, yes. He is not in the squad but is training to keep fit for the next game against Sheriff. I want him in the team and involved in every game because he has an impact.”
Out of ten championship appearances, Ronaldo only played as a starter in three, and in the last two derbies, against City and Tottenham, he didn’t even play. He missed the last match arbitrarily, and from the beginning he only played in the second division Europa League.
