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Rich Jones

Erik ten Hag forced into Cristiano Ronaldo rethink as Man Utd suffer injury blow

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is facing a late rethink over Cristiano Ronaldo's involvement in their Premier League opener after an injury to Anthony Martial.

Ronaldo, who is pushing to leave the Red Devils this summer, has barely featured in pre-season after missing their tour of Asia and Australia for family reasons. As a result, Ten Hag had reportedly decided that Martial would lead the line against Brighton this Sunday alongside Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford.

But Martial is now set to miss the opening game with a minor hamstring problem, according to The Athletic. He was holding his leg as he left the pitch against Atletico Madrid in Oslo and now faces further tests to determine when he will return.

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