‘It doesn’t add up to me’: Roy Keane suggests there’s something a bit more to Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence against Man City… after Ralf Rangnick insisted the Manchester United star missed out due to a ‘problem with his hip flexor’
- Cristiano Ronaldo was not available for the Manchester derby due to injury
- Ralf Rangnick said the 37-year-old suffered a problem with his hip flexor
- United legend Roy Keane though believes there’s more to Ronaldo’s absence
Roy Keane believes there’s something more to Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence in the Manchester derby.
The Portuguese superstar has not made the trip to the Etihad Stadium, with manager Ralf Rangnick stating that he had some ‘problems with his hip flexor again’.
Ahead of Manchester United’s clash with their local rivals, Keane said he ‘didn’t get Rangnick’s explanation and felt the German wasn’t telling the full story.
Cristiano Ronaldo was absent from Manchester United’s team for their clash with local rivals Man City
When asked if there was something more to Ronaldo’s absence on Sky Sports, he said: ‘There seems to be.
‘I just don’t like it when the manager talks about this hip flexor, I don’t get it.
‘We talk about Ronaldo being some sort of machine, he’s very rarely injured and then every now and again he comes out with something that and says hip flexor. It doesn’t add up to me.’
Ralf Rangnick blamed Ronaldo’s absence due to a problem the Portuguese had with his hip flexor
Roy Keane told Sky Sports though that he felt there was more to Ronaldo’s absence than Rangnick was letting on
Ronaldo wasn’t the only notable absence from the matchday squad for the clash with Pep Guardiola’s side.
Rangnick confirmed that Luke Shaw and Raphael Varane were both out after testing positive for Covid during the week.
The interim manager also confirmed that Ronaldo suffered his injury during training on Friday.
Ronaldo is a big miss for the Red Devils after scoring 15 goals for them in all competitions
Ronaldo is a big miss for the Red Devils, who have gone for a front three of Anthony Elanga, Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho.
It is not the first big game he has not started in the league this season, as he came off the bench in their 1-1 draw with Chelsea back in November.
Despite a frustrating season on his return to Old Trafford, Ronaldo has often come to their rescue scoring 15 goals in all competitions.
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