These are your Manchester United evening headlines for Saturday, July 23.
Cristiano Ronaldo gets Manchester United's message as they draw with Aston Villa
At half-time in Perth, Cristiano Ronaldo hit "tweet". There he was, shredding his sculpted abdominals in his United shorts.
Whether it is currying favour with United fans or encouraging speculation with Champions League participants, Ronaldo is remaining relevant whilst an irrelevance to United on the other side of the world.
Timing is everything and Ronaldo's post seemed strategic. Erik ten Hag all but confirmed his attacking quartet against Brighton in a fortnight and they were in telepathic form again as United got it right by working it from right to left.
What Erik ten Hag told Man United players in dressing room after criticising second half vs Aston Villa
Ten Hag panned United’s second-half performance against Aston Villa in Perth and claimed they threw away victory.
United led 2-0 at the interval in their final friendly in Australia through Jadon Sancho’s volley and a Matty Cash own goal, but substitute Leon Bailey struck early in the second-half and Calum Chambers outjumped David de Gea with the final touch of the game in the 93rd minute to clinch a 2-2 draw.
On a sodden surface at the Optus Stadium, United played fluently prior to the interval and Ten Hag resisted any changes but their performance level plummeted drastically following the restart.
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