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Gary Neville has claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence could help the team beat Manchester City.
Ronaldo is not in the matchday squad for the highly anticipated Manchester Derby due to injury, according to reports.
And even though he is the club’s best goalkeeper this season, Neville feels that not being there is “not a big loss”.
The Sky Sports pundit is normally a big fan of the superstar, but in this case, against Pep Guardiola’s club who like to dominate possession, Neville feels Ronaldo is better served anyway.
Neville said: “United for the last three or four years have been a counterattacking team, and that will be exactly the same today I think, with Ronaldo out of the team I think they could be better off with Rashford’s pace on the counterattack.” – Attack today.
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Ronaldo has only scored once in 2022 and despite his 15 goals in all competitions this season, some feel that manager Ralf Rangnick’s high-pressing tactical plan does not suit the former Real Madrid man.
The Athletic reports that the man who will take Ronaldo’s place is Marcus Rashford, a player who has not scored since January 19 against Brentford.
But Neville has said the game later today at the Etihad will provide a “huge opportunity” for Rashford to get back into the swing of things and prove his doubters wrong.
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The 47-year-old said: “Rashford has to get back on track, for the last year, year and a half, he hasn’t been playing well.
“They move him to the left, to the right, through the middle, I don’t think he’s settled down and taken a position, people refer to things off the pitch, whether it’s a distraction or not, and he’s also had injuries to To be fair, his authority off the pitch doesn’t transfer onto the pitch for Manchester United.
“He’s done well here in the past (playing for the Etihad), so it’s a great opportunity for him to show his quality again today if he plays.”
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