Manchester United's players were in training at Carrington on Monday ahead of Thursday's crucial Europa League clash with Real Sociedad.
United are in good form in recent weeks and are now unbeaten in eight matches in all competitions. Their latest success came on Sunday as Marcus Rashford's 100th goal for the club sealed a 1-0 victory over West Ham.
Erik ten Hag is keen to ensure that complacency does not set in and the squad was back in training yesterday ahead of their next match. United know that victory in Spain may be enough to top their Europa League group.
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Here is what MEN Sport spotted during yesterday's session.
1) Cristiano Ronaldo in good spirits
After a tumultuous couple of weeks for the United star, Ronaldo is clearly enjoying life back amongst the first-team squad. Sharing a joke with Lisandro Martinez before training and in deep conversation with Diogo Dalot during a warm-up, it would appear that the Portuguese ace has been welcomed back into the fold with open arms.
2) Martinez advice for Rashford
Both Martinez and Rashford came out of Sunday's game with plenty of plaudits. It is clear that the former is enjoying his role as a leader at Old Trafford.
He showed his leadership qualities once again in training as he appeared to give some advice to United's newest member of the 100 club. Martinez and Rashford were seen in deep conversation during the warm-up.
3) Donny van de Beek continues his fitness battle
Van de Beek's reunion with Ten Hag has perhaps not been what he envisaged when the former Ajax boss arrived. With just half an hour of competitive football under his belt this season, the Dutchman has struggled to showcase his qualities once again to Ten Hag.
Van de Beek has been struggling with a knock this season but he did feature vs Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League and was an unused sub in the Premier League on Sunday. He once again featured in training as he battles to return to the starting XI.
4) Scott McTominay and Jadon Sancho train with fringe members
Ten Hag potentially hinted at where he sees McTominay and Sancho in his plans for this Thursday. Both men featured alongside fringe players like Zidane Iqbal and Alejandro Garnacho, as well as those returning from injury like Van de Beek and Anthony Martial in a session.
Starters like Christian Eriksen and Rashford did not feature in this mini-session which would perhaps suggest that both men have some work to do to be a part of Ten Hag's thinking ahead of Real Sociedad.
5) Benni McCarthy and Mitchell van der Gaag watching over training
First-team coaches McCarthy and Van der Gaag were both keeping a watchful eye over the fringe players on Monday as they trained. It would be fair to assume that both men will be reporting back to Ten Hag which players deserve a chance to impress on Thursday night.
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