Ronaldo and three Manchester United stars absent from squad on eve of derby

 Ahead of this weekend’s, Manchester United fans received a strong shock hours before the derby encounter against their neighbor Manchester City, scheduled tonight, Sunday, at Etihad stadium at the top of the matches of the 32 round of the English Premier League for 2021-2022. 
The English newspaper, “Manchester Evening”, reported that there are huge question marks over Cristiano Ronaldo’s participation in Manchester United’s derby clash with rivals City on Sunday, with the Portuguese star absent from the squad that assembled on Saturday evening.
The newspaper added that United's squad absences also include Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani, French defender Raphael Varane and left back Luke Shaw. 
The United squad list for the derby is as follows: 
Goalkeepers: De Gea, Henderson, Heaton Defenders: Dalo, Bissaka, Jones, Maguire, Lindelof, Paye, Telles 
Midfield: Matic, McTominay, Fred, Pogba, Majbri, Lingard, Mata, Bruno 
Forwards: Sancho, Ilanga, Rashford.
Man City once had a commanding lead at the top of the English Premier League table, with 66 points, 3 points behind second-placed Liverpool, and Manchester United is fourth with 47 points, but Liverpool (and possibly Chelsea) is making a run in the second half of the season.