Erik Ten Hag believes Cristiano Ronaldo fits his system

This Wednesday afternoon, Manchester United’s new manager, Erik Ten Hag, gave an interview for Sky Sports where he talked about new transfers coming to the club, Cristiano Ronaldo’s situation and his aspirations with the club before the start of a new season on Sunday when his team faces Brighton at Old Trafford.

First, he was asked about the transfer market, he explained that is not about quantity, but quality of the signings: “We know what we want. It’s not about signing player, it’s about signing the right players, so we are really planning it carefully and working hard to get the right players in to construct a good squad”, he told Sky Sports.

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When the interviewers wanted to talk about Frenkie De Jong, he quickly said that he couldn't, because he does not talk about platers who aren't part of his team. Let's remember that Manchester United had an agreement with Barcelona over the transfer of De Jong, but the player doesn't want to leave as he is still owed £15M of his wages.

Ten Hag also explained that Cristiano Ronaldo still fits the team: “I think he can. It starts with him getting fit, he just started. He is a fantastic football player, he's proved it so many times”. There's no denial that CR7 is physically ready to play. However, he only has trained with the team for over a week now and still has to adapt to the system.

Cristiano Ronaldo has to prove himself

Finally, he also added that everyone on the team has prove that they can play under him at Manchester United. Even Cristiano Ronaldo, who looks like will have to stay at the club, after getting no offers from other Champions League teams. Hopefully he can help the team get back on top of the Premier League, right where it belongs.