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By Emmanuel Adeleke
Manchester United striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, has returned to training with the club’s first team at Carrington, on Tuesday.
Ronaldo was dropped for United’s 1-1 draw at Chelsea on Saturday as punishment for refusing to come on as a late substitute and for leaving early in last week’s win over Tottenham Hotspur.
However, manager Erik ten Hag and the Portugal forward have been in constant dialogue and there were no “showdown talks” at Carrington on Tuesday.
Ten Hag’s focus is on preparing the squad for Thursday’s Europa League group stage clash with Sheriff Tiraspol at Old Trafford and Ronaldo is part of the plan, while captain Harry Maguire, Donny van de Beek and Aaron Wan-Bissaka have also all returned to the squad.
Ten Hag felt Ronaldo had served his punishment and wants to move forward, with the whole group pulling in the same direction.
Ronaldo had been named among the substitutes against Tottenham Hotspur last Wednesday but refused to come on late in the game and then walked down the tunnel before full time. United earned a 2-0 victory over Antonio Conte’s side, with goals from Fred and Bruno Fernandes.