Interim manager Ralf Rangnick has named his starting line-up for Manchester United's Premier League tussle with Leicester City at Old Trafford this teatime, being forced to leave Cristiano Ronaldo out through illness.
United, who were beaten 4-2 by the Foxes at the King Power Stadium back in October, will be looking to bounce back from their 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid prior to the international break and reignite their top-four push. But despite being beaten by Atletico last time out, United are chasing a second consecutive league win after their 3-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur three weeks ago.
With Spurs not in action until tomorrow and Arsenal not playing until Monday evening, United will move above the former and to within one point of Arsenal with a win this evening. Currently, the Reds are one point and three points behind Spurs and the Gunners, respectively.
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Rangnick, who has only lost one league game at Old Trafford since taking charge in December, has made two changes to the side that was beaten by Atletico, one of which is enforced by Ronaldo's unfortunate absence. Alongside the Portugal captain, Alex Telles has dropped out of the starting line-up, meaning Luke Shaw and Paul Pogba have come in.
Meanwhile, the likes of Victor Lindelof and Marcus Rashford are amongst the substitutes.
Having made just two changes to his team, Rangnick will be hoping that it does not disrupt United's rhythm too much as they go in search of a second successive league win. It is, unsurprisingly, Ronaldo's absence from the squad that has attracted the most attention from United's supporters in the immediate aftermath of the team news being confirmed.
Below, MEN Sport has taken a close look at what some of United's supporters have had to say in response to Ronaldo being unavailable.
As you can see from the messages displayed in the tweets above, several United supporters have expressed their concerns about being without Ronaldo. He scored a hat-trick on his last Premier League outing and the Reds' limited options in attack without him, despite Marcus Rashford being in the squad, has raised concerns.
United starting line-up: De Gea; Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Shaw; Fred, McTominay, Pogba; Elanga, Fernandes, Sancho.
United substitutes: Henderson, Telles, Jones, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka, Mata, Matic, Lingard, Rashford.
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