Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Maguire and their Manchester United teammates have returned to training after the international break.
United were knocked out of the Champions League last 16 by Atletico Madrid when last in action and the March international break offered the club's players time away from Carrington. The break promised the opportunity for some to rebuild their confidence, but England fans were heard booing Maguire at Wembley on Tuesday night in a fixture against the Ivory Coast.
Gareth Southgate and Maguire's England teammates, who represent various different Premier League clubs, all spoke out against the booing of the United captain after the game. Southgate called the boos a 'joke' and looked visibly angry at the incident.
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Maguire posted on social media after the England win, which had been marred by the booing, but he refrained from discussing the incident, tweeting: "Enjoyable week playing for my country." Maguire has now returned to training and is expected to start against Leicester at the weekend at Old Trafford, while Ralf Rangnick will almost certainly be asked about the boos on Friday.
United's hopes of securing Champions League football received a blow before the international break and that means Ronaldo's future at the club is surrounded by uncertainty, but the noise didn't hinder the forward's performances for Portugal.
Although Ronaldo didn't score in either of his nation's World Cup Qualifiers, Portugal did officially qualify for the World Cup. Bruno Fernandes scored a brace in Portugal's final game against North Macedonia to ensure their place in Qatar.
Alex Telles and Fred played for Brazil early on Wednesday morning and were already back for training. It was initially feared United could be without the Brazilian pair for the visit of Leicester this weekend after the duo jetted to South America.
Raphael Varane sustained a 'small foot problem' with France but is considered fully fit and he's expected to be available on Saturday.
Rangnick was also pictured arriving at Carrington. The German's interim tenure is coming to an end and he has nine games remaining before the end of the Premier League season to inspire United to a seemingly unlikely top-four finish.
Marcus Rashford wasn't named in England's squad for the international break and he was spotted driving into Carrington again. Rashford has struggled for form this term and he'll have to overcome adversity at United to win his place back with England.
Pictured at training: De Gea, Grant, Henderson, Jones, Varane, Mengi, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Telles, Dalot, Mata, Matic, Pogba, Fernandes, Fred, Lingard, McTominay, Ronaldo, Rashford.
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