Posted: 16:07, 2 April 2022 | Updated: 16:39, 2 April 2022
Cristiano Ronaldo will miss the clash between Manchester United and Leicester City on Saturday afternoon. According to The Athletic, the Portuguese is not available due to illness and the Red Devils are missing, who are hosting Brendan Rodgers’s men at Old Trafford. Ronaldo has scored 18 goals in 33 appearances in all competitions for United this season and scored a hat-trick in his side’s 3-2 win over Tottenham shortly before the international break. Cristiano Ronaldo will not be available for the match between Manchester United and Leicester The 37-year-old has played in both playoffs in the last two weeks as Portugal secured a place in the 2022 World Cup, which will mark his fifth appearance in the tournament – equaling a record held by Lothar Matthaus, Rafa Marquez and Gianluigi Buff . . The 2016 European champions beat Turkey 3-1 in the semifinals 10 days ago, before beating Northern Macedonia 2-0 on Tuesday. Edinson Cavani is also not available for United, having scored a blow while on international duty with Uruguay. Ronaldo helped Portugal qualify for the 2022 World Cup through playoffs this week United will also be without Edinson Cavani, who picked up a shot while playing for Uruguay Ralph Rangnick’s men return to Premier League action for the first time since March 12, hoping to close the gap with a place in the top four. Arsenal currently hold the last place in the Champions League and are four points away from United in sixth place, but have one game ahead. The Spurs, meanwhile, are fifth by one point ahead of the Red Devils. United travel to Goodison Park to face Everton next week, with a home game against Norwich before consecutive trips to Anfield and the Emirates.
