Cristiano Ronaldo is named in Man United's squad for their clash with West Ham, despite suffering a neck problem during the midweek game at Brentford in which he threw a tantrum
- Manchester United take on West Ham at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon
- Portuguese forward wasn't happy to be taken off during the win at Brentford
- Interim coach Ralf Rangnick said he received hour of treatment on Thursday
- Jadon Sancho and Edinson Cavani are doubts for the visit of the Hammers
- United are also missing four defenders for the important match in top four race
Cristiano Ronaldo has been included in Manchester United's Premier League squad for the match against West Ham on Saturday despite concerns about a neck injury.
The Portuguese forward suffered the problem during the 3-1 win at Brentford on Wednesday night, when he was taken off and threw a tantrum at interim manager Ralf Rangnick.
Ronaldo sat on the steps in the away dug-out at the Brentford Community Stadium and was caught by the television cameras asking Rangnick for an explanation as to why he was subbed for Harry Maguire.
Cristiano Ronaldo is in the squad for Manchester United's home game with West Ham
United interim coach Ralf Rangnick is without several key players for the West Ham match
The German coach explained afterwards that he wanted to reduce the risk of United throwing away a two-goal lead late on as they did at Aston Villa last weekend.
But Rangnick has revealed that Ronaldo suffered a problem with his neck during the game and received treatment on Thursday for several hours.
'Cristiano is a question mark because he has a problem with his neck,' he told MUTV.
'He received treatment yesterday for two to three hours and we will have to wait to see how he feels today.'
United could be further depleted for the important top four clash at Old Trafford.
Ronaldo was visibly angry at Ralf Rangnick's decision to bring him off at Brentford in midweek
The forward clearly felt he was denied the chance to score with the game breaking open
Ronaldo sat on the steps rather than in a seat among the other players after coming off
Rangnick will speak to Jadon Sancho to gauge his state of mind after a family funeral this week that caused him to miss the Brentford match.
Defender Victor Lindelof will be with his family after a break in at the Swedish International's home. Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Luke Shaw and Eric Bailly are also ruled out.
Paul Pogba is still not ready to return from his thigh injury and striker Edinson Cavani is another doubt.
Rangnick said: 'Edi hasn't been training with the team yet and will hopefully resume training today and then we'll take the final decision after the training session today, [around] if he will be available for the game tomorrow.'
Jadon Sancho could miss West Ham's visit to Old Trafford this weekend with the player still coming to terms with the loss of a close family member
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