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Cristiano Ronaldo returns for Man Utd during their final pre-season friendly against Rayo Vallecano.

Ronaldo was always going to take centre stage upon his return to Carrington and there are lingering questions over his future. Despite mounting speculation over his future, Ronaldo is still a United player as Erik ten Hag and his squad prepare to finalise their pre-season preparations. Having watched Christian Eriksen make his first appearance for United on Saturday afternoon, the meeting with Rayo Vallecano could present Lisandro Martinez with a similar opportunity.

Frenkie de Jong remains the priority target for Erik ten Hag and Man Utd and Xavi has shed light on their pursuit.

- Player ratings as Malacia and Eriksen impress However, there has yet to be a breakthrough in that regard and it seems De Jong doesn't want to leave Barca. "At the moment he's part of the team, like everyone else.

The proposed transfer of the Dutch midfielder to Old Trafford has been the most talked about transfer saga of this summer and looks set to continue right to the ...

The signing of De Jong would allow creative players such as Bruno Fernandes and Christian Eriksen to impact the game further forward. It appears the player is not entirely convinced about leaving Barcelona, with the reported £17 million owed to the player in wages also being a factor in any potential transfer involving the Dutch international. According to a report from El Larguero, FC Barcelona will tell Frenkie de Jong to leave the club as his exit is essential to the Catalan giants being able to register new signings.

Manchester United are prepared to make Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong the highest-paid player in their squad, according to a report.

We want him to stay, he wants to stay. But I have never regretted my choice," the midfielder told ESPN. I've never regretted my choice despite the fact that I had hoped for more in terms of prizes than I've achieved so far. "Frenkie is Barca player. "I prefer to stay with Barcelona. Barcelona is just my dream club. Manchester United are reportedly preparing one final contract offer for Frenkie de Jong in the hope of convincing the Barcelona midfielder to move to Old Trafford.

Manchester United's double-header against Spanish opposition sees them play Rayo Vallecano in Oslo this afternoon, with Cristiano Ronaldo expected to be ...

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Barcelona manager, Xavi, has made a Frenkie de Jong claim, as Manchester United continue to be linked with the midfielder.

Midfield is an area of immediate need for the Red Devils and as a result, they are being linked with alternative targets already. If Manchester United are able to sign De Jong, it has the potential to be a major coup on the part of the club. The Red Devils appear to have been chasing the signature of the Barcelona star since the start of the window, but till now, nothing has materialised.

Arsenal are reportedly set to battle it out with Manchester United for the signing of Lazio ace Sergej Milinkovic-Savic this summer.

Milinkovic-Savic bagged a hugely impressive 11 goals and 11 assists in 37 Serie A games last season. Milinkovic-Savic is a central midfielder who usually operates slight deeper. The Lazio ace is one of the very best midfielders in the world. Time is ticking, with just one month remaining now until the transfer window slams shut. Il Mattino are reporting that Lazio are hoping to spark a bidding war between United and the Gunners for the Serbian. Arsenal are reportedly set to battle it out with Manchester United for the signing of Lazio ace Sergej Milinkovic-Savic this summer.

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has stressed that he has no idea what will happen with Manchester United target Frenkie de Jong.

He insisted that with a number of weeks left in the window, a lot can happen from now until the end of the window. “There is still time and a lot of things can happen. Manchester United have an €85m agreement in place with Barcelona for the Dutchman, but the midfielder has not given a green light to the deal.

Welcome to The Athletic's live coverage of this pre-season friendly between Manchester United and Rayo Vallecano. Yesterday, United lost 1-0 to Atletico ...

We'll see how long he can play." So tomorrow we will have a different starting XI. But there are players who came on who can start tomorrow.” •1h ago "In the end it's about the result, and the score was not good. I think the performance from our team was really good. Raphael Varane and Aaron Wan-Bissaka also did not travel for that game.

Manchester United face off Spanish side Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford in their last pre-season match of the summer under new boss Erik ten Hag. This will be ...

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Atletico Madrid scored a heartening victory over Manchester United on Saturday, beating the red devils 1-0 in Norway during a preseason friendly.

That is a decision for the manager according to what he sees in each match and for me I just have to do what the manager says.” It’s a privilege to have in the team. “He showed it in the time he played today.

While sales remain scarce at Man United, they are about to loan out another impressive academy graduate in Ethan Laird.

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Manchester United academy graduate Ethan Laird is set to join Championship side Watford on a season-long loan.

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Man United take on Rayo Vallecano in their final friendly of pre-season at Old Trafford on Sunday.

It means Ronaldo will play for United for the first time since the 4-0 away defeat to Brighton on May 7. He deserves to start today after having the misfortune of an injury on United’s tour of Thailand and Australia, which limited him to just over 20 minutes. But there’s a feeling that Garner might have missed his chance to impress Ten Hag and it seems likely that he’ll go on loan again. There is talk of a protest before the opening day of the season next week, but that might just be social media chat. Sancho has looked confident in pre-season and he needs to deliver in the new campaign. When Nixon appears in front of him, he freezes, mumbles “Mr President” and clasps his hand. United, as bad as they have been in the last four years, have immense pull with their followers. Ten Hag wants to see ‘proactive’ and ‘attacking’ football from his players today. Elanga has declared he prefers to play on the left and Sancho would be doing every a favour if he could find form down the right. It will be interesting to see how Varane and Martinez play together, albeit Rayo Vallecano are hardly known for their attacking quality. Eriksen and Martinez are starting, as is Garner, who needs a big performance after his tour was all but wiped out. The game is United's final friendly ahead of the start of their Premier League campaign against Brighton next weekend.

Manchester United have agreed to sell young defender Ethan Laird on loan to Championship side Watford, according to a report.

Manchester United have agreed to sell young defender Ethan Laird on loan to Championship side Watford, according to a report. - Report: Frenkie De Jong's Agent Is In London To Meet With Manchester United Manchester United agree to send defender Ethan Laird on loan to Championship side Watford

This will be Manchester United's last pre-season friendly game before they begin their 2022-23 Premier League campaign against Brighton on August 6.

United then defeated Crystal Palace 3-1 before drawing their match against Aston Villa. United played their penultimate pre-season friendly against Atletico Madrid on Saturday in Oslo, Norway, where they lost 1-0. The live streaming of the pre-season friendly between Manchester United and Rayo Vallecano will be available on the MUTV app and website. The pre-season friendly between Manchester United and Rayo Vallecano will be held at the Old Trafford Stadium in the United Kingdom.

Former Manchester United defender Viv Anderson has spoken about Aaron Wan-Bissaka losing his place to Diogo Dalot at Manchester United - saying he has "Got ...

Aaron's got the train hard, work hard and when he gets his opportunity he's got to show the manager what he can do." The full-backs are key, they have to be able to push forward and get back. A combination of the two would be some player."

Erik ten Hag has included Cristiano Ronaldo in his XI for the Old Trafford friendly.

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Cristiano Ronaldo will make his preseason debut as Manchester United wrap up their 2022/23 tuneup campaign with a home test against La Liga side Rayo ...

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Manchester United will conclude their pre-season preparations for the 2022/23 Premier League season with a friendly against Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford.

Lisandro Martinez makes his debut and we get to see Cristiano Ronaldo back in the team after a long summer break. This game will give some of our fringe players minutes and maybe a final chance to impress Ten Hag ahead of next week’s Premier League opener against Brighton. Manchester United will conclude their pre-season preparations for the 2022/23 Premier League season with a friendly against Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford.

Manchester United are considering moves for VFB Stuttgart forward Sasa Kalajdzic and RB Salzburg forward Benjamin Sesko amidst uncertainty over the future ...

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Manchester United wrap up their 2022/23 preseason campaign with an Old Trafford showdown against La Liga side Rayo Vallecano, with Cristiano Ronaldo set to ...

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Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo is yet to play a pre-season friendly this summer, but is in the squad to face Rayo Vallecano on Sunday; ...

You can also catch up with the ins, outs and analysis on Sky Sports News. The club will have their own deadline to get a deal done before activating moves for other targets. But he needs games and he needs training, a lot." "An offer from Saudi Arabia is astronomical but ultimately, it does not give Cristiano Ronaldo what he wants, which is that legacy. "Tomorrow he will be in the squad," Ten Hag told Viaplay after his side's loss. United do not want him to go, however.

The wantaway Portuguese star, 37, was pictured arriving for Erik ten Hag's side ahead of Sunday afternoon's friendly against Spanish club Rayo Vallecano.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner was pictured arriving for Ten Hag's side ahead of Sunday afternoon's friendly. Ronaldo met with Ten Hag for a debrief of the pre-season trip and with the club's hierarchy over his future, in which neither side's position budged. Cristiano Ronaldo will lead the line for Manchester United against Rayo Vallecano as he is picked to start by Erik ten Hag, despite the ongoing uncertainty over his Old Trafford future.

Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United's starting XI for their preseason friendly against Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Another reported suitor, Chelsea, have also ruled out a deal, sources told ESPN. United, however, finished sixth in the league to miss out on Champions League qualification and will play in the second-tier Europa League this season. During his absence, speculation about the Portugal international's future at United was rife and ESPN reported that he wanted to leave in order to play Champions League football.

Cristiano Ronaldo will make his preseason debut as Manchester United wrap up their 2022/23 tuneup campaign with a home test against La Liga side Rayo ...

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Erik ten Hag's Manchester United team has been confirmed for the final pre-season test against Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford ahead of the Premier League.

"So we create a lot of threat for them. Ten Hag will be looking to continue the positive trend, but this time end the game with a win. "I think it was a tough workout and I think we contributed really well, and I think the performance from our team is really good," he told MUTV.

Cristiano Ronaldo was named in Manchester United's starting XI for their pre-season friendly against La Liga club Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford. The Portugal international is set to make his first appearance for United under manager Erik Ten Hag in ...

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Cristiano Ronaldo has been selected to start Manchester United's pre-season friendly against Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday.

GO DEEPER GO DEEPER It was Ronaldo’s first appearance for the club this summer.

Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United's starting XI for a friendly on Sunday amid all the ongoing transfer rumors.

Ronaldo returned to Manchester United last season after his stint with Juventus, and ten Hag took over as manager earlier this year. Cristiano Ronaldo has one year left on his contract and reportedly wants out in order to go to a more competitive club after Manchester United finished sixth in the English Premier League last season. Amid ongoing rumors about his potential transfer, Ronaldo recently posted on Instagram: “Sunday, the King plays.” Then after Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid, which did not feature Ronaldo, ten Hag acknowledged the Portuguese star likely would suit up Sunday.

Both Martinez and Eriksen were withdrawn in the second half before Ten Hag handed a debut to 17-year-old midfielder Isak Hansen late on. Cristiano Ronaldo ...

Ten Hag has another week to prepare his players before kicking off the new Premier League season with a game against Brighton at Old Trafford on Aug. 7. After a goalless first half, Amad put United ahead from close range after Alex Telles had seen his shot from outside the penalty area come back off the goalkeeper. After picking his first choice XI in the defeat to Atletico Madrid in Oslo 24 hours earlier, Ten Hag selected a mixture of fringe players and youngsters against Rayo.

AS understands the Portugal captain has asked to be valued in order to continue working on an offer to leave Old Trafford before the transfer window closes.

Ronaldo, meanwhile, remains patient, aware of the need for Atlético to make room for him in the squad and the Portuguese is willing to adjust his salary demands to Atlético’s budget. Ronaldo held a meeting with Ten Hag and explained his reasons for wishing to leave, but also assured the Dutchman that he would maintain full commitment to United if he remains at Old Trafford beyond the deadline. Manchester United’s poor season and the club’s absence from the 2022-23 Champions League campaign have led the Portuguese to reconsider his future within the new Old Trafford project of incoming manager Erik ten Hag and the former Real Madrid and Juventus forward has apparently decided to leave Manchester for a second time.

Manchester United drew 1-1 against Rayo Vallecano in our last pre-season friendly which was Erik ten Hag's first game in charge at Old Trafford.

United’s number seven made his first appearance under Ten Hag against the Spanish side and he had a glorious chance to open the scoring. With Bebe not part of the Vallecano travelling party, the 36-year-old Colombian was the sole former Red Devil to feature against his former club. The 18-year-old was unleashed against Vallecano and he tore the Spanish side’s right-back apart with his blistering pace and mazy dribbling skills.

Manchester United rounded off pre-season with a 1-1 draw against La Liga outfit Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford, as Amad's second-half opener was cancelled ...

Eriksen was again the next player to be involved in a fruitful looking attack, as half-time loomed. Lisandro Martinez showed astute defending to prevent any further danger, as he looked strong on his maiden United showing. Goal: A.Garcia (57). Booked: U.Lopez (17), Valentin (77). Some superb work from Alejandro Garnacho down the left provided an opening for Tahith Chong, after Christian Eriksen had beautifully found the young forward moments prior. Goal: Amad (48).

Manchester United goalkeeper Tom Heaton is excited to see what Lisandro Martinez can bring to the club in the long term after the defender made his first ...

“[A] new style, I think everyone’s taken to it really well. “[A] new style, I think everyone’s taken to it really well. “I really enjoyed playing with him today, I think he’ll be a top, top player for the club. “You can see already what he brings. He brings that sort of larger-than-life personality at the back, controlling. “You can see already what he brings. He brings that sort of larger-than-life personality at the back, controlling. “I think [Alejandro] Garnacho was outstanding down the left-hand side, so good for him to get a good run-out, I’m sure the manager was impressed with him among others, there were plenty of good performances. “I think [Alejandro] Garnacho was outstanding down the left-hand side, so good for him to get a good run-out, I’m sure the manager was impressed with him among others, there were plenty of good performances. “Plenty of opportunities today," added Heaton. "I think when you get an opportunity at the club, especially in pre-season, you want to impress. “For what he brings, physicality, how he uses his body, what he gives you in terms of mobility and on the ball and personality-wise, I think he’s going to add a lot to the team. “For what he brings, physicality, how he uses his body, what he gives you in terms of mobility and on the ball and personality-wise, I think he’s going to add a lot to the team.

Alejandro Garnacho came out on top in our fan vote for the star performer on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Ethan Laird, another of our promising youngsters, was in joint-third spot, alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Christian Eriksen. He is just a teenager but his performance was really good." Who was United's Man of the Match?

Cristiano Ronaldo was spotted leaving Old Trafford early after Manchester United subbed him out at halftime vs. Rayo Vallecano.

Overall, it was a performance to forget at Old Trafford, for Cristiano Ronaldo and the rest of the squad. He and Dalot were spotted heading for the Old Trafford parking lot before the conclusion of the match, in which Manchester United ended up drawing 1-1. He was replaced Amad Diallo at the onset of the second half, and the substitute was quick to make an impact, scoring the team’s lone goal just three minutes later.

Cristiano Ronaldo left the ground before full-time after featuring in Manchester United's 1-1 friendly draw at home against Rayo Vallecano.

In a period that petered out this was the last noteworthy sighting of Ronaldo as Ten Hag swapped him for Diallo for the second half. As half-time neared there appeared a mild contretemps between Ten Hag and Ronaldo during a break in play: the manager seemed to be addressing some positional deficiency which the player shrugged. At the break Ten Hag replaced the striker with Amad Diallo and he was later photographed outside the stadium before the close of the match. Ten Hag had earlier asked all of the squad, whether involved or not, to have lunch together and then attend the warm-up game. Of his first game in charge at Old Trafford, Ten Hag said: “The reception was fantastic. While Dalot was also in a photograph of Ronaldo leaving early, it was unclear whether the latter will face disciplinary action from Ten Hag. As the manager had not scheduled a post-game conference afterwards the media were unable to ask.

Both Martinez and Eriksen were withdrawn in the second half before Ten Hag handed a debut to 17-year-old midfielder Isak Hansen late on. Cristiano Ronaldo ...

Ten Hag has another week to prepare his players before kicking off the new Premier League season with a game against Brighton at Old Trafford on Aug. 7. After a goalless first half, Amad put United ahead from close range after Alex Telles had seen his shot from outside the penalty area come back off the goalkeeper. After picking his first choice XI in the defeat to Atletico Madrid in Oslo 24 hours earlier, Ten Hag selected a mixture of fringe players and youngsters against Rayo.

Per Dawson, Ronaldo has been seeking an exit this summer to secure Champions League football for the upcoming season. Manchester United finished sixth last year ...

"We are planning for Cristiano Ronaldo for the season, and that's it. In a period that petered out this was the last noteworthy sighting of Ronaldo as Ten Hag swapped him for Diallo for the second half." Jamie Jackson of the Guardian added: "As half-time neared there appeared a mild contretemps between Ten Hag and Ronaldo during a break in play: The manager seemed to be addressing some positional deficiency which the player shrugged.

Cristiano Ronaldo made a controversial decision after being substituted at half-time against Rayo Vallecano.

The pair had a meeting with United’s hierarchy this week. Ronaldo is determined to be part of the Champions League next season. Later, Ronaldo posted a picture from the match on Instagram with the caption, ‘Happy to be back.’

Cristiano Ronaldo left the stadium before the end of Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano after being substituted at half-time.

I felt the vibe in the stadium, I felt the vibe they want to send to the team. "It's also a process that continues during the season, but for next week it's about a result as well. He has been linked with moves to Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Atletico Madrid, although sources have told ESPN that United are yet to receive a serious offer for the Portugal forward.

Ronaldo's early departure, Sancho's absence, Martinez's passing and Eriksen's role gave Erik ten Hag plenty to consider at United this week.

Ten Hag has already improved a number of things this summer, but if United are to be remarkable in 2022-23, he’ll have his work cut out. Ten Hag’s description of Benni McCarthy’s arrival to United’s coaching team was illuminating, calling him someone who will provide a “new voice” for the squad’s attackers, of which he included full-backs and central midfielders. Sancho’s presence on the right is vital to this: his dynamic runs and creative passing give United both a means to attack down the right and an authoritative outlet for those crossfield balls after overloading the left. The 18-year-old Garnacho responded by forcing a difficult pass to his United team-mate, a play that deferred responsibility and made clear the hierarchy of power in United’s attack. You have to be sharp in the box, both sides.” Alex Telles has had a peculiar pre-season, moonlighting at left-sided centre-back and defensive midfielder during United’s games in Australia. Restored to left-back against Rayo, it appears Ten Hag has used Telles as a tool to get United acclimatised before Lisandro Martinez’s arrival in the back four. Argentinian Martinez was a standout performer against Rayo on Sunday, a progressive passer option at left centre-back as United continue their work in progress, building from the back. Falcao sought to occupy the final line of United’s defence, foraging for whatever space he could find between centre-backs Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane. A different striker might have responded to Garnacho’s dribble by running into the box themselves, but Ronaldo held his position, before hopping back and gesturing for the ball. The pair could be seen in a discussion during a break in the game on Sunday and, at half-time, he was replaced by Amad Diallo, who scored United’s goal in the 1-1 draw. Ronaldo could be an important fixed point in Ten Hag’s attack next season, but often plays outside the structure the new United manager desires. He received both the loudest cheers and boos from supporters prior to kick-off, before putting in an adequate first-half performance.