Manchester United possible line up without Cristiano Ronaldo in Man City derby fixture

After initially looking like he would have a fully fit squad to face Manchester City, Ralf Rangnick now appears to have been dealt four hefty blows on the eve of the game.

A 21-man Manchester United squad gathered at The Lowry Hotel on Saturday evening ahead of the crucial Manchester derby on Sunday afternoon. However, Cristiano Ronaldo was not among them and neither were Edinson Cavani, Raphael Varane or Luke Shaw, which makes United significantly weaker ahead of facing their cross-town rivals.

In his pre-match press conference, Rangnick had revealed that Cavani had returned to training and could be involved after suffering a groin problem. However, this doesn't appear to be the case and he looks set to miss a sixth game in a row.

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"Yeah, he has been back in training since yesterday," he said. "Today was his second session. He looks good, so I think he could at least be part of the group for Sunday.

"There are two or three question marks behind some players we will have to wait and see what happens. Edinson as it stands now will be part of the group."

Those 'question marks' have been revealed to be Ronaldo, Varane and Shaw and they won't be available for the match. The injuries have likely changed Rangnick's plans for his starting XI and here's how he could line up without four important players.

4-3-3

Rangnick has settled on a 4-3-3 formation of late and that could very likely continue at the Etihad, however, Ronaldo won't be on hand to lead the line in attack. With Cavani also out, that responsibility will almost certainly fall to Marcus Rashford.

The England forward is in a dire rut of form and has only scored five goals