When Ronaldo caused more trouble 1
Six friendly matches, three wins, two draws, one loss and one trouble off the field, Man Utd ended the pre-season like that.
Coach Erik ten Hag reminded Ronaldo (right) during the friendly match with Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford on July 31.
Ronaldo did not participate in Man Utd’s tour to Thailand and Australia due to `family reasons`.
Last week, Ronaldo returned to Man Utd but maintained that he wanted to join a club participating in the Champions League.
Ronaldo’s problem has affected the optimistic mentality that Ten Hag has instilled in the Man Utd dressing room since he arrived this summer.
A few days before the match, Ronaldo wrote on social networks: `Sunday, the King plays.`
Ronaldo just returned to Carrington headquarters on July 28, took a day of health check-up and then practiced privately.
Against Rayo Vallecano, Ronaldo mainly dropped deep to receive the ball and deploy it to the front line.
Situation where Ronaldo missed an opportunity in the match against Vallecano.
There was a situation where 18-year-old striker Alejandro Garnacho dribbled from the left edge and cut into the middle.
Reluctantly, the young Argentinian striker had to pass horizontally, then Ronaldo passed back and lost the rhythm of the attack.
On the other side of the front line, former Man Utd striker Radamel Falcao played even more prominently.
Ten Hag still wants to keep Ronaldo – understandable when Man Utd has few attacking players.
Before the final whistle sounded, Ronaldo went outside Old Trafford and stopped to sign autographs for fans.
In the post-match interview, MUTV did not ask Ten Hag about Ronaldo leaving early.
Ronaldo’s 45 minutes against Rayo Vallecano
Ronaldo’s 45 minutes against Rayo Vallecano on July 31.
Ronaldo is still Man Utd’s most experienced striker, and also has the best scoring ability.
Ronaldo is more like a football icon than a player.
And this problem does not seem to be resolved before Man Utd opens the new season by welcoming Brighton on August 7.
