No sign of Cristiano Ronaldo and what we spotted in Manchester United training ahead of Leicester

With the international break out of the way, all attentions now turn to trying to secure a top-four finish for Manchester United’s players.

The Reds have been back at Carrington this week as they get their charge back underway this weekend with a crucial game at home against Leicester. Having fallen four points behind Arsenal in the chase for that final Champions League spot, United have got plenty of ground to make up.

And they may well have suffered a big blow ahead of Saturday’s game at Old Trafford, with one of their biggest stars looking set to miss out. Here’s a look at what we learnt from the latest batch of pictures from Carrington.

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While his international team-mates Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot were pictured back at Carrington on Friday, there was no sign of Cristiano Ronaldo. The 37-year-old played both Portugal’s playoff semi-final and final against Turkey and North Macedonia, and showed no signs of picking up a knock as he played the full 90 minutes in both.

It seems though the United superstar might have a slight issue, having also not been among the 21 pictured arriving at the Lowry ahead of Saturday’s game. Plenty is always made whenever Ronaldo doesn’t feature, so we’ll have to wait and see what reason is given.

While his international team-mate wasn’t there to celebrate with him on Friday, Fernandes nevertheless capped off a very good week with a new deal at Old Trafford. Having scored twice to send his country to the World Cup on Tuesday, he then extended his stay with United to 2026, with the option of a further year.

And the 27-year-old was clearly in good spirits back in training with his team-mates. With