Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick has explained the reason why he left Cristiano Ronaldo out of the squad for the Manchester Derby against City on Sunday afternoon.
The Red Devils lost for the second time in the same season to their arch-rivals as Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez scored each a brace to hand Cityzens a well-deserved 4-1 win at the Etihad Stadium.
And five-time ballon d’or winner Ronaldo was among the notable absentees in Man United squad alongside with Edinson Cavani.
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Speaking on their absences, the German gaffer said : “Edi [Cavani] trained well in the last three days but in the end he didn’t feel quite well enough to play.
“And Cristiano had some problems with his hip flexor on Friday.”
As far as their return is concerned, he added : “I don’t know. I was hoping to have them available for this game, we have to wait and see.”