Maguire points out Ronaldo similarity
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire praised Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the start of the Premier League season, as he acknowledged they both know what it is like to have their careers heavily scrutinised.
United begin their campaign at home to Brighton on Sunday, with speculation mounting as to what extent Ronaldo will feature. The Portuguese ace played for just 45 minutes in pre-season and missed the tour of Australia and Thailand due to 'family reasons'.
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Ronaldo told United he wanted to leave the club before the start of pre-season but it seems more than likely that he will stay at Old Trafford. When asked what the 37-year-old brings to United, Maguire simply told Sky Sports : "Goals."
Ten Hag hits out at Ronaldo question
Erik ten Hag bristled at questions about Cristiano Ronaldo's decision to leave United's friendly against Rayo Vallecano early amid ongoing uncertainty over his future.
Ronaldo was the only player involved in the 1-1 draw against Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday who left the stadium before the final whistle, which Ten Hag described as "unacceptable" in an interview with a Dutch broadcaster in midweek.
It emerged a month ago that Ronaldo wants to leave United following their failure to qualify for the Champions League but Ten Hag was brusque on the topic of homing in on Ronaldo's exit when other first-team squad members had left around the same time.
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