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Tyrone Marshall

Why Erik ten Hag named Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United captain vs Aston Villa

Erik ten Hag expects Cristiano Ronaldo to lead by example after naming him as captain for Manchester United in their Premier League game against Aston Villa.

With Harry Magurie only on the bench and Bruno Fernandes suspended, Ronaldo captains United just 18 days after he refused to come on against Tottenham, an indiscretion for which he was dropped from the next squad and banished from first-team training.

Ronaldo has plenty of captaincy experience, having led Portugal on over 100 occasions, but his redemption has come very quickly at United.

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