Manchester United chief Ralf Rangnick left Roy Keane and Gary Neville stunned after choosing to deploy a false nine instead of calling on Marcus Rashford for the Manchester derby.
Ronaldo was ruled out of the crunch clash against Manchester City with a hip flexor issue; an absence that led to both Keane and Neville talking up Rashford's qualities ahead of the game.
However, Rangnick instead elected to throw Jadon Sancho and Anthony Elanga into the mix, with Bruno Fernandes expected to lead the line as a false forward.
