Manchester United defender Raphael Varane said he had to make a lot of “sacrifices” in order to quickly recover from injury to be ready in time for the World Cup.
The 29-year-old unpacked how he thought his dreams of going to Qatar were dashed upon the setback suffered against Chelsea in October, but “was desperate” to try and salvage his place in the France squad. Varane came off the pitch in tears after sustaining the injury in last month’s 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.
The centre-half did not feature for United again before the break and faced a race against time to make the cut for Didier Deschamps’ squad. The France boss had initially hinted that he would not be taking any injured players to the World Cup, with the likes of Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kante sidelined for the whole tournament.
