Eric Ten Hug better after coming off the bench in Manchester United's opener loss of Cristiano Ronaldo to Brighton I admit to playing.
United lost 2-1 to the Seagulls at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon. Many of the problems from the reigns of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick were evident, with Pascal Gross scoring his two goals in nine minutes of the first half to save Brighton. pushed to the upper hand.
Home His side improved in the second half, with Marcus his Rashford missing several chances and Lisandro Martinez being hampered by a last-minute block on Luis his dunk. They were on the scoresheet after Robert Sanchez messed up a corner kick and Alexis Mack Allister scored a bizarre own goal from close range.
Ten Hag is Ronaldo Leaving on the bench,opted to play Christian Eriksen in United's starting line-up as an introverted forward, with a new signing supported by Rashford,Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho. The decision was not rewarded and Ronaldo was referred off the bench for Fred in the 53rd minute. I was late for the shoot of. The 37-year-old striker endured a rollercoaster offseason, missing the preseason tour for personal reasons, and then declared he wanted a transfer. , said he had put Ronaldo on the bench before kick-off after he hadn't practiced enough in last weekend's 45-minute match against Rayo Vallecano. But at the post-match press conference, he acknowledged the impact his coveted forward had.
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It's clearly up," Ten Hag said. ``We created and Rashford created two good chances for him. United then went into the match without his striker Central in perfect condition. Rashford dominated on the left flank, and in the absence of Mason Greenwood, Ronaldo was the team's lone centre-forward.
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Michael Regan/Getty Images)He was aware of Ronaldo's influence, but Ten Hag decided to leave the star on the bench. reaffirmed its decision. "If he was a striker (Martial), he would have played with him," he said. "Cristiano Ronaldo's team training is currently 10 days and 90 minutes is too short. That's why we didn't start him." , threw both hands in the air after Gross' first goal. United went into the break with him 2–0 down, but Tenhag waited another eight minutes before switching to Ronaldo.
With Fred sent off, Eriksen moved further into midfield, allowing Ronaldo to move up front in a more traditional front three alongside Rashford and Sancho. United improved and dominated possession but failed to find five shots on target.
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