What Cristiano Ronaldo did in United's game showed he is far from his best from

Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag retained the same starting eleven that defeated Liverpool (2-1) last Monday and it paid off with another win. For the Premier League match day 4 game at Southampton, Ten Hag left Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire on the bench once again.

This decision is a new sign of the new status of 'CR7' with the 'Red Devils', while the former Real Madrid and Juventus player has only a few days left to find a way out before the end of the market.

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Officially, Manchester United does not want to sell the striker, but his desire is to play in the Champions League, and his salary, the highest at the club, cannot be justified if he does not play regularly.

Cristiano Ronaldo was far from his best

Cristiano Ronaldo was subbed in the 68th minute of the match for Jadon Sancho but he failed to shine. Ronaldo looked slow in the field, lost the ball several times and even lost some duels in which normally he would thrive. It showed that Ronaldo is not at his best physical level at the moment and probably one of the reasons for Erik Ten Hag to place him on the bench.