The Portugal international has been suffering from flu-like symptoms and will not be available for our first game of the season’s penultimate month.
During the international break, our no.7 scored a hat-trick against Tottenham and helped Portugal qualify for the World Cup finals by appearing in victories over Turkey and North Macedonia.
Ronaldo was unable to train with the rest of the squad on Friday, and he was still too ill to play against the Foxes in the morning.
After being included alongside fast wide players Anthony Elanga and Jadon Sancho, Bruno Fernandes could take his place in attack as a ‘false nine.’
“Unfortunately, he had some flu-like symptoms, which he demonstrated yesterday,” interim manager Ralf Rangnick confirmed. “Obviously, he should and would have started the game, but he was unwell and unable to train.” The doctor then went to see him at his house this morning to check on him, but he still didn’t feel any better, which is why he hasn’t been able to play.
“We’ll stick to our usual formation, with Bruno playing as a striker at times but also as a midfielder. “One of the two offensive midfielders is Paul Pogba, and this is how I’ve decided to play,” Rangnick told Sky Sports.
