Rafael ruled out of Manchester United's trip to Swansea

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Friday 21 December 2012 09:24 EST

Rafael in action against West Ham (GETTY IMAGES)

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Manchester United full-back Rafael has been ruled out of Sunday's trip to Swansea.

The Brazilian missed Saturday's win over Sunderland with a hamstring injury and has still not recovered.

Shinji Kagawa (knee) and Nani (hamstring) are both still sidelined, but Jonny Evans is available after his own hamstring problem.

Provisional squad: Lindegaard, De Gea, Jones, Smalling, Vidic, Ferdinand Evans, Buttner, Evra, Cleverley, Giggs, Fletcher, Scholes, Carrick, Young, Hernandez, Welbeck, Rooney, Van Persie.

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