Manchester United caretaker manager Michael Carrick insists it was not a 'major decision' to drop Cristiano Ronaldo to the bench at Chelsea.
Ronaldo was surprisingly omitted from the United XI for the 1-1 draw on Sunday at Stamford Bridge, where he emerged early in the second-half to replace goalscorer Jadon Sancho.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's decision to bench Ronaldo for the 1-1 draw with Everton in October was questioned by Sir Alex Ferguson after the game in a surreptitious recording in the Old Trafford directors' box.
United have failed to win any of the three games Ronaldo has not started in since he rejoined the club in August and the Portuguese is their top scorer with 10 goals.
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