Erik ten Hag says he is not concerned at Cristiano Ronaldo's ongoing absence from pre-season and a return to Manchester United.
Ronaldo missed United's pre-season tour for family reasons and has yet to return to Manchester to begin pre-season training, with their opener at home to Brighton just 16 days away. United's squad returned for pre-season training three weeks ago, with Ten Hag and his players having been in Thailand and Australia on their summer tour, which ends tomorrow in Perth against Aston Villa.
Ten Hag said he had no update on Ronaldo's return date but said he was not worried that the 37-year-old will miss the start of the season, because he will not be at the same fitness level as the rest of the squad. Asked when Ronaldo was returning and how concerned he was at his lack of pre-season, ten Hag said: “No, it's the same as last week.”
