Spirits appear high in Manchester United training ahead of their return to action next week and Nemanja Matic has taken it as an opportunity to poke fun at Cristiano Ronaldo.
United haven't played a game since their victory over Norwich City on December 11 due to a Covid-19 outbreak within the club leading to the postponement of fixtures against Brentford and Brighton.
Thankfully, however, most of the squad have now returned to Carrington this week and the chances of Monday's match against Newcastle United going ahead look high.
United were in training on Thursday as they prepare for the match and Matic was a part of the winning team from the session's light-hearted game.
To celebrate the victory, Matic posted a photograph of his team striking a pose on Instagram and in the caption he aimed a jibe at Ronaldo by writing: "Winning team! @cristiano are you ok?" accompanied with a laughing face.
Ronaldo himself tends to post a photo when he is on the winning side, like he did on Wednesday, so looks to have endured a losing effort on Thursday.
Another interesting note in the photograph is that youngster Hannibal Mejbri was on the winning team, meaning he has been called up to first-team training.
The teenage playmaker has been away for the last few weeks representing Tunisia in the Arab Cup in Qatar. Hannibal impressed as he started all five games and helped his country get to the final, but they came unstuck in the last match of the tournament as they were defeated 2-0 by Algeria after extra-time on Saturday.
As a result of being away, Hannibal has missed Ralf Rangnick's arrival at the club and a likely first-team appearance in the final Champions League group game of the season against Young Boys.
However, the interim manager is obviously keen on getting a good look at the talented youngster and has involved him in senior training since his return to Manchester.
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