Of all the obstacles Erik ten Hag has faced so far during his fledgling Manchester United tenure, the furore surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo has perhaps, on paper, been the most challenging.
Finding out that last year's leading goalscorer wants to quit the club just weeks after your arrival is hardly the ideal start for a new manager gearing up for life in the Premier League. But that's the exact hand that Ten Hag was dealt earlier this summer - and the Dutchman has coped with it admirably.
Since his desired summer transfer failed to materialise, Ronaldo has been consigned to a bit-part role after missing the club's pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia.
