We might be on the cusp of a brand new season, but on the face of it little has changed at Manchester United.
Erik ten Hag's appointment was supposed to signal a new dawn at Old Trafford. However, the same old problems remain with an inability to not only persuade stars to come to the club, but keep existing players happy. The troubles encountered trying to get a deal for Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong have been well-documented but an even bigger drama has been the uncertainty surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo.
A year ago Ronaldo made a fairytale return to United. And for a good while it panned out just as he and the club's supporters would have wanted. He made a goalscoring return on his second debut against Newcastle and scored in four of his first five games back.
