Cristiano Ronaldo is on the bench for Manchester United’s Premier League opener against Brighton. The 37-year-old Portugal international missed the vast majority of his side’s pre-season as he pursued a move away from Old Trafford which, for the moment, has not materialised Ad/> United had been expected to start with a resurgent Anthony Martial in attack, but a recent hamstring injury ruled the Frenchman out of action. Premier LeagueManchester United begin the season doomed to repeat familiar mistakesYESTERDAY AT 11:08 Man Utd v Brighton — LIVE Werner set for RB Leipzig return as permanent deal agreed — reports Erik ten Hag has instead plumped for England forward Marcus Rashford to lead the line, having mainly been used on the left wing in recent seasons.