Cristiano Ronaldo missed out with illness for Manchester United as they host Leicester this evening.
The 37-year-old helped Portugal qualify for the World Cup over the international break, but he is not available to face the Foxes.
Edinson Cavani is also out, with the 35-year-old striker suffering an apparent calf problem during Uruguay’s World Cup qualification victory over Chile on Tuesday night. Anthony Elanga starts up front, with Jadon Sancho also in from the off alongside Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes.
Ralf Rangnick’s United are in need of a victory to put pressure on top-four rivals Arsenal and Tottenham in the Saturday evening kick-off, particularly having been knocked out of the Champions League in their last outing.
Marcus Rashford and Juan Mata are once again among the substitutes having started the defeat to Atletico Madrid on the bench.
The manager said on Friday: “Since the game against West Ham on 21 January, we have lost three strikers; Mason Greenwood, Anthony Martial and Edinson Cavani.
“Cavani is injured again and will be out for the next couple of weeks. If people are out, then people like Paul [Pogba], who are flexible midfield players, will have to play somewhere else, this is a normal thing.”
In defence, Luke Shaw starts at full-back while Harry Maguire keeps his place despite a drop in form that resulted in a poor reception from England fans at Wembley.
Man United XI: De Gea, Dalot, Maguire, Varane, Shaw, Fred, McTominay, Pogba, Fernandes, Sancho, Elanga.
Subs: Henderson, Telles, Jones, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka, Mata, Matic, Lingard, Rashford
