MANCHESTER UNITED were pictured arriving at their pre-match hotel as they prepare to play for the first time since Mason Greenwood’s arrest.
United host Middlesbrough in the FA Cup and the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes were all snapped arriving at The Hyatt Hotel.
As SunSport revealed, midfielder Pogba, 28, made a late bid to be in the squad for the fourth-round tie.
He has not played since the 2-2 Champions League draw away to Atalanta on November 2.
He picked up a thigh injury the following week while training with the French squad.
The initial prognosis was that he would be out for eight weeks but it has been three months now.
Should Pogba feature, it would be his first appearance under interim manager Ralf Rangnick.
Ahead of the cup game, Rangnick on Thursday spoke for the first time since Greenwood’s arrest and subsequent suspension.
Greenwood, 20, spent three nights being quizzed by police on suspicion of rape, GBH, sexual assault and threats to kill.
He was released on bail pending further investigation, but has not been seen since.
Greenwood was suspended indefinitely by United hours after the allegations surfaced on social media.
Manager Rangnick touched on his striker’s arrest at a press conference ahead of tonight’s FA Cup clash with Middlesbrough.
He suggested players have been discussing the incident when asked if it had been “distracting”.
Rangnick said: “We had a good normal week of training with five training sessions including today’s training.
“Obviously it was a topic within the team but they’re human beings and Mason was part of the group before we had our break.
“It was a good week of training, we could train under normal circumstances and we are looking forward to the game tomorrow.”
