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Cristiano Ronaldo fails to make the Manchester United squad to face Aston Villa AGAIN after missing FA Cup tie at Old Trafford… out-of-form Marcus Rashford also misses out as teenager Anthony Elanga starts

Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford were not included in Manchester United's match-day squad to take on Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday night.

Ronaldo, 36, was forced to miss Monday's FA Cup win over Villa with a small muscular problem.

And the Portuguese star failed to recover for Saturday's Premier League encounter at Villa Park.

The Portuguese star missed Monday night's FA Cup third round win over Aston Villa

Out-of-form Rashford was also a notable absentee from the 23-man squad.

A section of United fans rounded on Rashford during Monday’s FA Cup win over Aston Villa but interim boss Ralf Rangnick had vowed to stand by the forward.