Ahead Of Everton Vs Manchester United: Cristiano Ronaldo Predicted To Appear, Cavani And Varane Still Absent

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo. (Photo: Twitter @ManUtd)

JAKARTA – Manchester United player, Cristiano Ronaldo, is confirmed to be fit and ready to return to play. The Portuguese player is predicted to be down when Manchester United travels to Everton, Saturday 9 April tonight.

Manchester United and Everton will meet in Week 32 of the 2021/2022 English Premier League at Goodison Park Stadium, at 18.30 WIB. Unfortunately, Ronaldo's return to the squad coincided with Luke Shaw's absence for the next three weeks.

"Cristiano Ronaldo is back again," said Red Devils coach Ralf Rangnick as quoted by Reuters.

Ronaldo, who is Manchester United's top scorer this season with 12 league goals, previously missed last weekend's 1-1 draw with Leicester City at Old Trafford.

Meanwhile, Shaw has been sidelined due to follow-up treatment for a broken leg he sustained in 2015. He previously featured against Leicester, but was withdrawn midway through the game.

"The doctors told me they decided to remove the two metal bolts in his leg and this will be done tomorrow. So he will be out for the next two or three weeks," Rangnick said.

In addition to losing Shaw, it is also certain that Manchester United still cannot be strengthened by Edinson Cavani and Raphael Varane who are still injured. Scott McTominay is also still sidelined because of problems in the sole of the foot.

"Cavani is still injured. Rapha Varane is still injured, he will be out for the game and the same is true for McTominay, I'm afraid," Rangnick said.

Manchester United will try to improve their position in the standings in this match. Three points will be crucial for them to chase a place in the European zone.

Currently, Rangnick's squad is still in seventh place in the standings with a collection of 51 points. They are only three points apart from Tottenham Hotspur who sit in the last four positions.