Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has insisted Cristiano Ronaldo remains a key part of his Red Devils plans this season despite the forward's well-documented desire to leave the club.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner feels like his new manager has failed to match his own ambition when it comes to the club's transfer dealings so far this summer and as a result wants out of Old Trafford. It has been a miserable start for the Red Devils so far this term, with two defeats from two.
The first came at home to Brighton, a fixture in which Ronaldo was dropped before introduced off the bench five minutes into the second-half. His presence was not enough to turn the tide of the game and United fell to a 2-1 home loss to the Seagulls.
