In Front Of Erik Ten Hag, Cristiano Ronaldo Proves Himself Is Still Better Than Other Manchester United Players

JAKARTA - Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, reserved Cristiano Ronaldo in the first Premier League match 2022/2023. The manager reasoned that the player was not fit because he had been absent for a long time during pre-season.

"It takes time, you can't force him. He's only had a week of training," Ten Hag said recently.

"He has to do more to get fit. This game (against Brighton) will help and he will be better next week."

The words were not seen in Manchester United's training session recently. The Portuguese player showed his physical condition was much better than other Red Devils players.

This can be seen in an image shared by the club's official Twitter account. Reported by The Sun, Ronaldo is still at the forefront of the training session.

The 37-year-old beat his teammates in a sprint race.

Sprint finish.#MUFC pic.twitter.com/JBIbSqF7bk

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 10, 2022

The former Real Madrid player was looking to prove himself worthy to be relied on from the start. It could be that Ten Hag finally fielded Ronaldo as a starter when Manchester United met Brentford on Saturday.

In his latest post on Instagram, the player nicknamed CR7 shows how hard he trains. Ronaldo also gave words that contain extraordinary meanings as descriptions.

"Hard work always pays off," wrote Cristiano Ronaldo, accompanying a photo of himself training.