He knows Cristiano gets annoyed when he doesn't play, but says he is happy

The Red Devils are a club that is accustomed to the demands of the fans, the most popular and transcendent team in English football, provokes hate and love in English fans, there is no middle ground, Man Utd is either loved or hated. That is why managing a club of this magnitude, and with a dearth of titles in recent years is complicated.

The Old Trafford team will be looking for the key to be able to continue with a good rhythm in his team, there are many personalities at the club, players who have a lot of weight, but for Erik ten Hag it works differently. For the Dutch coach to consider a player for the line-up, he has to meet a lot of demands.

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Perhaps for all players he does not apply the same criteria, while some players are protected from keeping a place in the starting eleven, such as Scott McTominay, who played a bad Manchester derby and ten Hag defended the Scot when questioned about Casemiro, or the case of Cristiano Ronaldo with the alleged reason why he did not see minutes in the same derby.

In a statement that Erik ten Hag said to The Athletic, he stated that the 37 year old Portuguese player is not happy when he does not play, but that he has noticed the player very much into his role of looking for options, this month full of matches he will look for as much activity as possible to arrive with the best possible level to the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

He knows he is frustrated for not playing and not giving him the minutes he would expect

Undoubtedly it was something very controversial to leave Cristiano without activity in the Manchester derby, a situation that did not please the Portuguese star, but he has adapted to his role of continuing to contribute when this is required. Cristiano Ronaldo could start this visit to Omonia in Cyprus for the Europa League.