Cristiano Ronaldo has suggested he is fully fit and raring to go when Manchester United face Brentford on Saturday... after going the extra mile in training.
Ronaldo was left on the bench by Erik ten Hag for United’s season-opening Premier League match against Brighton on Sunday. The 37-year-old had played just 45 minutes of football in pre-season after missing the tour to Thailand and Australia and was deemed not fit enough to start at Old Trafford.
That was despite United being without a recognised centre-forward following the hamstring injury sustained by Anthony Martial in the run-up to the fixture. Ten Hag opted to play new signing Christian Eriksen as a withdrawn striker before turning to Ronaldo in the 53rd minute when his side were 2-0 down against Brighton, who went on to win 2-1.