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Josh O'Brien

Gary Neville bemoans Ralf Rangnick's "incredible" Marcus Rashford decision

Gary Neville has slammed Ralf Rangnick's decision to leave Marcus Rashford on the bench for the majority of Manchester United's 1-1 home draw against Leicester City.

Rashford has endured a difficult season in a campaign that has been littered with injuries and goal droughts, but it still came as a surprise to Neville that the England international had been overlooked by United's interim manager. Rangnick deployed an unconventional 4-2-2-2 formation for the visit of the Foxes, but he was without his usual centre-forward option in Cristiano Ronaldo.

"Unfortunately, he [Ronaldo] had some flu like symptoms before training yesterday so he didn't feel well enough to train,” Rangnick confirmed before kick-off. "We then decided to send our doctor to his home this morning to check if he felt any better, which he didn't unfortunately."

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