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Cristiano Ronaldo did not train with his Manchester United team-mates on Thursday morning due his ongoing hip flexor injury.

The Portuguese icon was also absent from the group on Wednesday and missed his team's humiliating 4-1 defeat to rivals Manchester City at the Etihad last weekend.

Ronaldo, 37, has been spotted at United's Carrington training ground this week, as he continues his recovery ahead of a return to first-team action.

The veteran - who is reportedly discussing his United future - has endured a tough start to the calendar year, scoring just one goal in his eight Premier League appearances.

His troubling hip injury kept him out of two games in January - both against Aston Villa - and threatens to hamper the end of his first season back at Old Trafford.

"I have to believe my medical department," said interim manager Ralf Rangnick after the defeat to Man City last Sunday.

"My doctor came to see me on Friday morning before training and told me Cristiano Ronaldo cannot train because of some problems with his hip flexor and the same was true on Saturday and that's why he couldn't be part of the squad."

But Ronaldo's former team-mate