Manchester United coach Erik ten Haag said today that the situation regarding Cristiano Ronaldo has not changed, that is, that he is still counting on the Portuguese player.
The United players traveled from Bangkok to Melbourne on a pre-season tour, and Ronaldo did not travel with the team for personal reasons, but stayed in Portugal, where he trained in the training center of the national team.
Because of this, the media speculated that the 37-year-old footballer would leave Old Trafford. Ten Haag recently said that Ronaldo is not for sale and that the club is fully counting on him this season, and upon his arrival in Melbourne at the press conference "he did not want to add fuel to the fire", reported Sky.
"We had an announcement about it and nothing has changed," Ten Haag said.
After the end of last season, Ronaldo said that he was dissatisfied with the club's ambitions and that he would like to play in the Champions League again. United will play in the Europa League this season, having finished sixth in the Premier League, 35 points behind champions Manchester City.
United have taken 58 points, the fewest since the Premier League was founded in 1992, and Ten Haag believes the squad he currently has can achieve better results.
"I think Manchester United has great potential and really good footballers. We have experienced players, but also young ones who have potential. Now they need to show it and we have a tough job ahead of us. Manchester United is known for that. Marcus Rashford is one of them, right? He is a symbol of Manchester United's academy, and there will be many talents after him," said Ten Haag.
Rashford said that the team is now much more prepared than it was last season.
"This is a new beginning. The first two and a half weeks of training were good, we made a lot of progress and we are more ready than last season. We can still improve. I feel good, I am looking forward to the opportunity to play more games. I am fresh and ready," he said. is Rashford.
United will play a friendly against Melbourne Victory in Australia on Friday.
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