Your evening Manchester United headlines for Sunday, July 31.
Erik ten Hag gives verdict on Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho after Rayo Vallecano draw
Erik ten Hag was delighted with Alejandro Garnacho's performance for Manchester United against Rayo Vallecano.
Garnacho travelled with United on their pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia, but he didn't make a single appearance on that tour. Garnacho was also not selected to travel to Oslo, Norway to play against Atletico Madrid on Saturday afternoon.
However, that meant Garnacho was given the opportunity to start against Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday. The game against the La Liga side was United's final match of pre-season and a chance for Garnacho to impress Ten Hag.
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Erik ten Hag's calm handling of Cristiano Ronaldo
The banner affixed to the second tier reads 'The King of the Stretford End', a homage to Denis Law. In Cristiano Ronaldo's words, he is The King.
Ronaldo promised 'the king' would play on Sunday. He did not just play, he started. Ronaldo lasted 45 minutes on his first appearance for Manchester United in 12 weeks.
The last word Ronaldo uttered that afternoon at Brighton was "bye". It would have been a fitting epitaph yet the king is not dead and long may he reign, if his fanbase is anything to go by.
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