{"id":5120,"date":"2022-08-23T22:21:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T16:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnc24.com\/en\/?p=5120"},"modified":"2022-08-23T22:21:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T16:21:22","slug":"ronaldo-has-man-utd-future-despite-liverpool-axe-ten-hag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnc24.com\/en\/sports\/2022\/08\/23\/news\/5120\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo has Man Utd future despite Liverpool axe: Ten Hag"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Manchester United\u2019s Cristiano Ronaldo applauds fans after their Premier League match against Liverpool at Old Trafford on Monday. (Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LONDON, Broadcasting news corporation : Erik ten Hag insists Cristiano Ronaldo still has a future at Manchester United after the Portugal star suffered the embarrassment of being dropped for his side\u2019s rousing 2-1 win against Liverpool. United looked far more dynamic without Ronaldo as they stunned Liverpool to end a dismal run of two successive defeats at the start of the Premier League season. With the aging Ronaldo reduced to a substitute appearance in the closing minutes at Old Trafford on Monday, United were finally able to successfully deploy Ten Hag\u2019s aggressive game plan. Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Anthony Elanga formed an attacking triumvirate that gave United the pace and energy they lacked in the 2-1 defeat against Brighton and the subsequent 4-0 humiliation at Brentford. Vindicating Ten Hag\u2019s decision to axe Ronaldo and igniting fresh debate about his future, it was Sancho who scored United\u2019s opener and Rashford who doubled their lead. After missing United\u2019s pre-season tour due to \u201cfamily reasons\u201d amid reports he had told the club he wanted to leave, Ronaldo was already unsettled heading into the new season. United\u2019s failure to qualify for this season\u2019s Champions League convinced Ronaldo he should quit a club without a major trophy since 2017, giving Ten Hag a major headache just weeks after his arrival from Ajax. But, with United insisting Ronaldo is not for sale, the former Real Madrid and Juventus striker has found himself in limbo. The 37-year-old, who finished as United\u2019s top scorer last term, hardly appeared committed to the Ten Hag regime when he walked out of Old Trafford before full-time after being substituted during a pre-season friendly against Rayo Vallecano.
\nA limp substitute appearance in the second half of the Brighton defeat was further evidence of a potential rift between the five-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner and his manager. Ronaldo played the entire 90 minutes of United\u2019s loss against Brentford, but he offered little attacking threat in one of the club\u2019s worst results in recent memory. That left Ten Hag with a major decision to make as he pondered his team for the crucial clash with Liverpool.
\nDropping Ronaldo and then watching United lose to their arch rivals would have put huge pressure on Ten Hag. But the Dutch coach refused to be cowed by the situation as he left out by Ronaldo and England defender Harry Maguire, a bold move that paid dividends as United climbed out of the relegation zone with their first win this season. Now United have won impressively without Ronaldo \u2014 surely consigning him to the bench for the immediate future \u2014 there could be fresh impetus from the striker and his agent Jorge Mendes to force through a transfer. It is hard to imagine Ronaldo being able to adapt to Ten Hag\u2019s high-tempo philosophy in the twilight of his career. But, publicly at least, Ten Hag is adamant Ronaldo has a part to play in his plans. \u201cI think he can. In his whole career he did it under several managers, in several styles and systems. He always performed so why can\u2019t he do this? His age is not an issue,\u201d Ten Hag said after the Liverpool game. \u201cWe have a squad and we have a way of playing, a style and a game plan. You look at what is the best approach to the game. Today it was those players, Saturday it could be different.\u201d In Ronaldo\u2019s absence, United\u2019s defiant attitude against Liverpool provided the template for the Ten Hag era. New signing Casemiro, recruited from Real Madrid, epitomises that spirit and Ten Hag wants to see the same from Ronaldo. \u201cWe were talking about leadership, today we had leadership on the pitch, he is one as well,\u201d Ten Hag said of Casemiro.
\n\u201cRonaldo has it, so you need some and it is like guidance for young players who didn\u2019t achieve the trophies.\u201d Pressed on Ronaldo and Maguire\u2019s future, Ten Hag added: \u201cI don\u2019t have to mention Harry Maguire and Ronaldo, they are amazing players and they will play a role in the future, the short (term) future as well. \u201cIt is always difficult (to leave them out) but I have decisions to make.\u201d Whether that olive branch is enough to stop the Ronaldo dilemma from derailing Ten Hag\u2019s United revolution remains to be seen. NEWS COLLECTED FROM ARAB NEWS.<\/p>\n

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