I saw a Ronaldo that finally starts to accept his age and a new role in the team...that he needs to pass in order for the other to pass him back to him. This was nothing like this for him in previous years and I think Ten Haag made him understood that he needs to totally change his style for the better of the squad in order to progress with them because if he won't , he will remain the old Ronaldo that only wants the ball for himself and the fact that he couldn't transfer this summer says a lot about how teams currently view Ronaldo in a squad but I'm glad he chose the better option for his career at this point.
The situation began to change when Erik ten Hag came to Old Trafford. It started when Erik ten Hag went on a pre-season tour with Manchester United. There was a lot of speculation regarding who would be the team captain until finally Erik ten Hag gave a clear answer to the media that H. Maguire would lead the team as captain.
Then continued with loud rumors of the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United. The strong reason circulating is because the Portugal Team Captain wants to play in the UEFA Champions League.
During the pre-season event, Cristiano Ronaldo was not in the Manchester United squad and this incident further convinced the issue of the megastar's departure.
On another occasion Erik ten Hag said that CR7 was included in his future project at Manchester United.
In every discussion I have with several friends who are equally interested in the English Premier League, I discuss Ronaldo and several players at other clubs. I said that Ronaldo's heyday was coming to an end. He only became an icon to smooth the club owner's business strategy. His physique will be drained with age even though his body still looks like an athlete.
Last season with Rangnick he managed to become the club's top scorer in all competitions, but that is difficult to happen again this season. Finally my discussion friends agree.
Back to Erik ten Hag. He is an intelligent coach who is able to combine all suggestions including Van Gaal's statement that Manchester United is a commercial club.
Ten Hag's trial in the PL in the early days of the game played Maguire as fans blamed the former Leichester City player as the cause of Man's poor form. United. Erik ten Hag also started to dare to substitute Ronaldo, when Sancho was getting tired he entered CR7 in the last minute but there was no maximum result.
What I need to say is that Ronaldo is over and this is the era of Erik ten Hag giving birth to a new Ronaldo.