Ronaldo set to avoid ban for Old Trafford

CRISTIANO RONALDO should be available for his Champions League return to Manchester United after his red card in Juventus’s 2-0 win at Valencia on Wednesday. The Portuguese saw red after an off-the-ball clash with Jeison Murillo and his dismissal triggered an automatic one-game ban — ruling him out of Juve’s home game with Young Boys. UEFA may extend the suspension if they deem him guilty of violent conduct when they meet on Thursday. A further match would see Ronaldo sit out the trip to Old Trafford, while a three-game ban would also see him miss the return leg in Turin. However, it is expected that he will escape with a single match, freeing him to face United more than five years after his last game at Old Trafford.