The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has struggled for minutes underneath Erik ten Hag this season.
Manchester United legend Paul Scholes believes Cristiano Ronaldo is being handled unfairly by Erik ten Hag.
The Dutch supervisor has omitted Ronaldo from his beginning lineup since arriving at Outdated Trafford this summer time.
The 37-year-old has began solely 4 video games for the Crimson Devils this season, three of which being within the Europa League.
Nonetheless, Scholes believes the European competitors will hardly fulfill Ronaldo’s motivation to reclaim his key position at United.
Talking as a pundit on BT Sport, the previous Man Utd midfielder mentioned: “It’s virtually extra disrespectful enjoying him on a Thursday night time within the Europa League. This man is a world celebrity.
“I’m not saying at 37 he must be beginning all video games – and the large video games particularly. However it is a competitors that’s onerous to get your self motivated for.
“I don’t like saying that, but it surely’s true when you find yourself an enormous participant at an enormous membership like this and he has to alter his mentality now.”
Ronaldo scored his first league purpose of the season in United’s 2-1 win over Everton final week. Let’s see if Ten Hag will embrace CR7 in his beginning lineup for United’s upcoming sport in opposition to Newcastle.