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Cristiano Ronaldo was given a start for Manchester United’s meeting with West Ham, his first in the Premier League since being temporarily exiled from first-team activities.
Ronaldo was dropped for last week’s dramatic 1-1 draw with Chelsea after refusing to come on as a substitute in a 2-0 win over Tottenham, and he was subsequently left out of first-team training.
However, Erik ten Hag recalled Ronaldo for Thursday’s 3-0 Europa League win over Sheriff – a decision the 37-year-old validated by scoring his third goal of the season in all competitions – and the Dutchman kept faith with the striker.
Club captain Harry Maguire also earned a rare league start – his first since August – after Raphael Varane suffered a leg injury at Chelsea.
Fellow defender Victor Lindelof missed out through illness against David Moyes’ team, as did Brazilian winger Antony.
Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw and Anthony Elanga were brought into the starting line-up by Ten Hag, having all been benched last time out.
