Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has slammed the criticism of Erik ten Hag after the Dutchman snubbed Cristiano Ronaldo during the Manchester derby on Sunday.
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Manchester United, in recent weeks, have been seriously impressive. After losing their opening two matches of the season against Brighton and Brentford, the Reds have responded well - winning four successive Premier League matches. The recent results, which include victories over Liverpool and Arsenal, have all come with talisman Cristiano Ronaldo starting on the bench.
Ronaldo was not part of United's pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia after the veteran striker was granted additional time off to deal with a family issue. He was scheduled to rejoin his teammates towards the end of pre-season but was instead keeping fit at Portugal's training base - Cidade do Futebol - as speculation around his future intensified.
His only appearance for the Reds before the start of the new season came against Rayo Vallecano, with the Portuguese international featuring for 45 minutes before being replaced by Amad Diallo.
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Understandably, then, Ronaldo found himself on the bench for the opening day defeat to Brighton, before starting against the Bees the following week. His performances - like a number of his teammates' - left a lot to be desired, but it was clear that the 37-year-old was far from match-fit.
The lack of a proper pre-season campaign was evident in his showings - and Erik ten Hag had already discussed how important the teams' preparation for the new season was going to be.
Speaking about Ronaldo missing pre-season earlier this month, the United boss said: "As we all know he (Ronaldo) didn’t have the pre-season and you cannot miss the pre-season.
"It is a base and especially in the game we play, the way of play. We play another type compared to last
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