Weeks go by and they look alike for Cristiano Ronaldo, who fails to establish himself as a starter at Manchester United.
Starter only twice since the start of the season, Cristiano Ronaldo fails to reverse the trend and establish himself as a starter in the eyes of Erik Ten Hag at Manchester United. However, the Portuguese forward benefited from a little more playing time than usual this weekend during the match against Newcastle. Indeed, Erik ten Hag felt that Marcus Rashford needed some rest and therefore chose to have Cristiano Ronaldo start at the forefront of his attack. The Portuguese, however, did not play the whole match and CR7 was quite annoyed by giving up his place. At a press conference, the Manchester United manager reacted to Cristiano Ronaldo’s annoyance … by warning the former Real Madrid striker.
Ten Hag puts pressure on Cristiano Ronaldo
“No player is happy to leave. I understand. I have no problem with him. He just has to convince me that he can be on the pitch. “ launched Erik Ten Hag, hinting clearly that for the moment Cristiano Ronaldo had not convinced him to use it more. Words that sting the ego of the Portuguese international, while Erik Ten Hag confided after the match against Newcastle that CR7 owed his job only to the rest of the incumbent in attack, Marcus Rashford. “We have to play four games in ten days. I want to keep the forwards fresh. We had to shoot. Rashy (Rashford) had no energy for the whole game, so we have to plan everything. I thought Rashy would have an impact and if he had scored the goal we would have done everything right. “ launched Erik Ten Hag. It remains to be seen how Cristiano Ronaldo will be managed in the coming weeks and whether the Portuguese will (finally) succeed in establishing himself as a starter, as he has been throughout his career.
