Cristiano Ronaldo's performance against Arsenal showed the vital role the five-time Ballon d'Or winner still has to play at Manchester United.
Erik ten Hag left Ronaldo out of United's starting line-up for the fourth successive Premier League match on Sunday. The 37-year-old replaced debutant and goalscorer Antony just before the hour mark with the game finely poised at 1-0.
Bukayo Saka scored just minutes later to give the Gunners a route back into the game as they looked to potentially find a winning goal themselves. However, United remained calm as they absorbed pressure and hit Arsenal with two devastating counter-attacks inside nine minutes of each other.
