Manchester United's 21-man squad for Atletico Madrid friendly as Cristiano Ronaldo decision made

Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out of the Manchester United squad to face Atletico Madrid in Oslo on Saturday, but the wantaway forward could feature against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.

Erik ten Hag has named a 21-man squad to face Atletico in a pre-season friendly in Norway and it is expected his strongest side and the team that will resemble the starting XI to face Brighton next weekend will contest that game.

United then face Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford a day later, in what is Ten Hag's first home game, and some of those not involved in the Oslo fixture could feature then.

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Raphael Varane is also absent from the trip to Norway, with the centre-back suffering a disrupted pre-season having missed two games with a minor injury on the pre-season tour.

He was involved against Wrexham in a behind-closed-doors game at Carrington on Wednesday and could feature against Rayo on Sunday if he's fit.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones and Luke Shaw are also among the first-team players not to be travelling to Norway. Some could be involved on Sunday, although United have confirmed that some players aren't making the trip due to illness or injury.

New signings Lisandro Martinez and Christian Eriksen are included in the squad and could feature, having also played against Wrexham on Wednesday.

The game with Atletico kicks off at 12.45pm in the Norwegian capital, with the Rayo Vallecano game starting at 4pm on Sunday at Old Trafford.

The full travelling squad for the game against Atletico Madrid is:

Goalkeepers: David De Gea, Tom Heaton, Matej Kovar. Defenders: Diogo Dalot, Ethan Laird, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Tyrell Malacia, Lisandro Martinez, Alex Telles.

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