Erik ten Hag will wait to make a decision on starting Cristiano Ronaldo at Brentford until tomorrow morning after the Portugal star’s ‘good training week.’… with Anthony Martial still OUT injured
Erik ten Hag has confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo is fit enough to play against Brentford but said he will make a decision over whether the 37-year-old will start on Saturday morning.
The Manchester United striker was left out of the starting line-up for Ten Hag’s first Premier League game in charge at Old Trafford – which ended 2-1 in the favour of Brighton.
Ten Hag decided to start Ronaldo on the bench as he said the Portuguese star was not fit enough after missing the majority of United’s pre-season campaign due to family reasons.
Erik ten Hag has confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo is fit enough to play against Brentford
However, Ten Hag did introduce Ronaldo in the second-half of the game, replacing Fred on 53 minutes. Although, he was unable to build on a consolation goal scored on 68 minutes.
Ten Hag was asked in his pre-match press conference whether Ronaldo was fit enough to feature for United on Saturday against Brentford.
The United manager confirmed he had trained well during the week but refused to say whether Ronaldo would start their second Premier League fixture.
The Manchester United striker was left out of the starting line-up for Ten Hag’s first Premier League game in charge at Old Trafford as Erik ten Hag said he wasn’t fit enough
Ten Hag felt Ronaldo was unfit because he missed the majority of pre-season. However, he ntroduce Ronaldo in the second-half of the game, replacing Fred on 53 minutes
Speaking about Ronaldo, Ten Hag said: ‘He had a good training week. He played a bit longer than half an hour so he has two half games.
Ten Hag went on to add: ‘We will see tomorrow [Saturday] about starting 11 o’clock. It’s my decision and I keep it.’
Ten Hag also confirmed that Anthony Martial and Victor Lindelof would be missing from the United squad due to injury.
The United manager went on to share his thought on Marcus Rashford – who is wanted by Paris Saint-Germain.
Ten Hag said: ‘He’s a really important player, you have seen from the first day I’m here, I’m really happy with him, I don’t want to lose him, he’s definitely in our plans at Manchester United.’
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