Cristiano Ronaldo is not in the squad for Manchester United's Premier League clash with Fulham.

The 37-year-old was absent against Aston Villa in the EFL Cup on Thursday night due to illness, but Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag said ahead of this match that the forward could be back in the squad on Sunday.

Ronaldo did not make the trip down to London with his teammates on Saturday afternoon, though, and he has not been named in the XI or on the bench for the contest at Craven Cottage.

There have been claims that the Portugal international has now played his last game for the club, as he could potentially be allowed to leave during the January transfer window.

Ronaldo, unsurprisingly, was named in the Portugal squad for the World Cup, and he will be bidding to be available for their tournament opener against Ghana on November 24.

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Antony is also out for Man United, with the attacker, who is in the Brazil squad for the World Cup, missing the team's last four matches due to a hip problem.

Ten Hag also said during his pre-match press conference that the summer arrival from Ajax had a chance of being available for this match, but he has ultimately not made it.

Jadon Sancho, meanwhile, has recently been unavailable due to illness, and the Englishman - not included in the Three Lions squad for the World Cup - remains absent.

Raphael Varane is also a notable absentee due to injury, while Diogo Dalot misses out through suspension.

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Tyrell Malacia is expected to start at right-back for the 20-time English champions this afternoon, while Victor Lindelof is preferred to Harry Maguire in the middle of the defence.

Donny van de Beek is also back on the bench after failing to make the most of his recent starts.

Ten Hag seemingly had the option of starting Alejandro Garnacho or Anthony Elanga in the final third of the field alongside Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford.

Garnacho's lack of experience on the right has counted against him, with Elanga selected in that area of the field.

Alongside Van de Beek, Garnacho and Maguire, Fred, Scott McTominay and Zidane Iqbal are the outfield players on the bench for the visitors this afternoon.

MANCHESTER UNITED: De Gea; Malacia, Lindelof, Martinez, Shaw; Eriksen, Casemiro, Fernandes; Elanga, Martial, Rashford

Bench: Bishop, Dubravka, Maguire, Fred, McTominay, Van de Beek, Iqbal, Garnacho