{"id":1163172,"date":"2022-08-01T12:57:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T12:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/01\/erik-ten-hag-unsure-over-ronaldos-fitness-ahead-of-brighton-game\/"},"modified":"2022-08-01T12:57:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T12:57:05","slug":"erik-ten-hag-unsure-over-ronaldos-fitness-ahead-of-brighton-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/01\/erik-ten-hag-unsure-over-ronaldos-fitness-ahead-of-brighton-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik ten Hag unsure over Ronaldo&#8217;s fitness ahead of Brighton game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"476\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-01-120351-696x476.png\"   alt=\"Ronaldo managed 45 minutes against Rayo \/ Matthew Ashton - AMA\/GettyImages\" title=\"Ronaldo managed 45 minutes against Rayo \/ Matthew Ashton - AMA\/GettyImages\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ronaldo managed 45 minutes against Rayo \/ Matthew Ashton &#8211; AMA\/GettyImages<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has admitted Cristiano Ronaldo is a long way behind his team-mates when it comes to being prepared for the new season.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo made his first appearance of United\u2019s pre-season on Sunday, playing 45 minutes against Rayo Vallecano before being withdrawn at half-time and\u00a0leaving Old Trafford before the game had come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag declined to speak to the media after the game, talking only to\u00a0<em>MUTV<\/em>\u00a0in an interview which did not mention\u00a0Ronaldo\u00a0at all.<\/p>\n<p>However, before the match, he confessed that Ronaldo has a lot of work to do to catch up to his team-mates in preparation for the new season.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When asked for an update on Ronaldo\u2019s situation, Ten Hag told\u00a0<em>Viaplay<\/em>: \u201cIt\u2019s like before. We plan with him, he\u2019s in the squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot tell [how far away from Premier League fitness Ronaldo is]. He is definitely not on the level of our squad players at this moment because he missed a lot of weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe needs games and he needs a lot of training.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>United\u00a0get their Premier League campaign underway on Sunday with a visit from Brighton, and Ten Hag will have to make a decision on Ronaldo\u2019s involvement in that game. Anthony Martial has been the boss\u2019 preferred starter during pre-season, the majority of which Ronaldo missed due to \u2018personal reasons\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><em>90min<\/em>\u00a0understands that Ronaldo still wants to leave United this summer but will not refuse to play for Ten Hag if a move fails to materialise.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Y5qWEtaaKg8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bdwam Ahosepe on Adom TV (1-8-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y5qWEtaaKg8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ronaldo managed 45 minutes against Rayo \/ Matthew Ashton &#8211; AMA\/GettyImages Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has admitted Cristiano Ronaldo is a long way behind his team-mates when it comes to being prepared for the new season. 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