Manager Manchester United Erik ten Hag pointing Cristiano Ronaldo as a captain at Aston Villa headquarters. Ten Hag reveals why.
Ronaldo is not just a starter United Man in an away match that ended in a 1-3 defeat against the Villans hosts on Sunday (6/11), but also showed up with the captain’s armband on his arm.
It was the first time Cristiano Ronaldo has captained the Red Devils since the beginning of the Erik ten Hag era. He also stole the attention because only recently CR7 was considered less worried about his teammates because he left the playing field earlier when the match wasn’t completely over.
The reason why ten Hags appoint Ronaldo as captain
He talks about his decision to ask Ronaldo to wear the captain’s armband United Man in the away match against Aston Villa, Erik ten Hag indicates that the Portuguese superstar is his fifth choice.
“Harry Maguire is on the bench, our captain Bruno (Fernandes) can’t play, so it could be David De Gea,” he told Sky Sport.
“He is a leader, but the goalkeeper is very far from the playing area. Casemiro is a leader, but he doesn’t speak 100 percent English well.”
“Like this, Christian he is a leader, he is also a team leader. So obviously he’s the figure, “she said.
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