Man United boss Erik ten Hag makes Cristiano Ronaldo admission after slamming decision to leave friendly early

Here are your evening Manchester United headlines for Wednesday, August 3.

Erik ten Hag has no doubt that Cristiano Ronaldo can fit into his Manchester United side but he must get back to full match fitness first.

Ronaldo had a disrupted pre-season as he didn't travel with the rest of Ten Hag's squad on their pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia due to family reasons. Instead, he remained in Portugal and trained alone.

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In Ronaldo's absence, Anthony Martial stepped up to lead the line and the Frenchman put in several impressive displays as he looked to bounce back from his disastrous last campaign at United and Sevilla. He scored three times and looks to have secured his spot as the spearhead of the attack for the start of the season.

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Erik ten Hag says it is 'unacceptable' for any Manchester United player to leave the stadium early after Cristiano Ronaldo and a number of other players were spotted leaving Old Trafford at the weekend.

Ronaldo, 37, was seen leaving the club's home stadium along with compatriot Diogo Dalot during their 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano at the weekend, without the permission of Ten Hag to do so.

The Portuguese forward was substituted at half-time after his first appearance for the club in 12 weeks and was photographed entering the players' car park at around the 80th-minute mark of the match.

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