Cristiano Ronaldo 'absent' from Man Utd squad as Red Devils take flight to Brentford

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Cristiano Ronaldo was nowhere to be seen as Manchester United made their way down to London ahead this evening's clash with Brentford.The Portugal international missed the Red Devils' trip to Aston Villa on Saturday through injury and is now expected to take no part in the game at the Brentford Community Stadium.The 36-year-old was in Switzerland on Monday for FIFA's The Best awards ceremony where he collected a special prize for breaking the all-time international scoring record.Interim head coach Ralf Rangnick will be desperate to get his superstar fit again to get United back to winning ways following their 2-2 draw at Villa Park at the weekend.Anthony Elanga started in Ronaldo's place and will be vying with Marcus Rashford for a spot in the starting line-up tonight.Anthony Martial meanwhile appears to be on his way out of the club following a recent war of words with Rangnick.The German accused the forward of refusing to take part in the trip to Villa Park, before the Frenchman hit back saying he would "never disrespect the club and the fans" like that.Martial hasn't featured for the club since the 3-2 victory over Arsenal in December, and hasn't started a match since October and looks certain to leave the club in the coming fortnight.Who should Manchester United sign to replace Anthony Martial?

Let us know in the comments section...Rangnick revealed that the 26-year-old had not taken part in training this week amid speculation linking him with a move abroad.Sevilla and Juventus are said to be interested in signing the former Monaco star, but an agreement is yet to be reached with United.Loan moves to Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur have also been rumoured, though it's understood Martial snubbed both clubs,.