Explained: Why Cristiano Ronaldo is not in Man Utd's squad vs Leicester

 Ralf Rangnick's team need a positive 

result to boost their hopes for a top-four

 finish but will have to do without their

 top scorer due to illness




Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Manchester 


United’s Premier League clash against 


Leicester because of illness.



The Red Devils face Brendan Rodgers


' side at Old Trafford looking to boost 


their hopes of a top-four finish in the 


crucial encounter.



Ronaldo, 37, netted a hat-trick in United's


 previous Premier League match as they 


beat Tottenham 3-2 and played a crucial


 role in Portugal's qualification for the


 2022 World Cup in midweek.



The news comes as a blow to Ralf 


Rangnick's team who are already without 


striker Edinson Cavani after the Uruguay 


international picked up an injury this week.



Ronaldo is United's top scorer in the


 Premier League this season.



The former Real Madrid star has scored


 12 times in the English top flight this 


term, registering three assists along the way.



He was pivotal for Portugal in midweek


, too, as he provided an assist for United 


co-star Bruno Fernandes as they beat North 


Macedonia 2-0 to seal a place at the 


World Cup.



United are sixth in the table heading 


into the clash with Leicester.



They sit four points behind fourth-placed 


Arsenal, but have played one more game


 than their rivals for a Champions League place.



Tottenham are also in the picture as 


they sit one point above United and three


 behind the Gunners.


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