Cristiano Ronaldo set to start Manchester derby amid Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial doubts. Cristiano Ronaldo may be handed a rare start against Manchester City with injury doubts in attack for Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag.
The Portugal international has not started a Premier League match since the 4-0 defeat to Brentford earlier in the season.
Ronaldo asked to leave Old Trafford in the summer, but a move away from the club failed to materialise.
Ten Hag has opted to field Marcus Rashford up front in most games, and the forward has found the back of the net three times in six league matches.
However, Rashford picked up a muscle injury in the 3-1 win over Arsenal earlier this month and is a doubt for the Manchester derby on Sunday.
Anthony Martial, meanwhile, is in a similar position having also not trained fully this week with the rest of the squad.
Martial has been absent for United’s last five matches due to a problem in his Achilles.
Cristiano Ronaldo set to start Manchester derby amid Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial doubts. Should Rashford and Martial fail to return for the City match, Ronaldo could be in line to return to the starting XI, according to the Telegraph.
In defence, Harry Maguire is set to miss out after picking up a muscle injury while on international duty for England.
This weekend’s match offers Ten Hag the opportunity to pick up a fifth victory on the spin.
The Red Devils lost their opening two matches of the campaign, but bounced back with four straight wins, including victories over Liverpool and Arsenal.
City, meanwhile, occupy second place in the table after winning five of their opening seven matches this season.
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