We want success together: Manchester United coach Erik Ten Hag

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag was in no mood to talk about Cristiano Ronaldorsquos future as clubrsquos preseason tour arrived in Melbourne on ThursdaylsquoNothing has changedrsquoldquoWe made a statement and nothing has changedrdquo said Ten Hag ahead of Fridayrsquos friendly match against ALeague outfit Melbourne Victory at the MCGThe Portuguese striker missed the flight to Thailand and is currently training on his own at the Portuguese national teamrsquos training base after being given additional time off due to a lsquofamily issuersquoA day before Ten Hag had emphasised that star forward Ronaldo is in his plans for the season ahead and the 37yearold Portuguese is not for saleThe star striker isnrsquot on the trip amid speculation over his Old Trafford future and the Dutch coach gave short shrift to a press conference question about the 37yearoldrsquos plansUnited continue to insist that Ronaldo is not leaving the club but it is no clearer as to whether he will link up with the rest of the squad on their threematch Australian leg of the tourSpeaking before Unitedrsquos 40 win over Liverpool in Bangkok earlier this week Ten Hag slammed the door shut on Ronaldorsquos attempts to leave Old TraffordRonaldo has asked to leave United who will be playing Europa League football in the season ahead should the right offer come in and he isnrsquot on the tour after being granted compassionate leave for personal reasonsAlso Read We played bravely Man Utd boss Ten Hag after 40 win over LiverpoolldquoWe are planning for Cristiano Ronaldo for the season and thatrsquos it Irsquom looking forward to working with him Cristiano is not for sale He is in our plans and we want success togetherrdquo Ten Hag was quoted as saying by The Daily Mail The Dutch coach added ldquoHersquos not with us and itrsquos due to personal issues I spoke with him before this issue came up I had a conversation with him and I had a good talk That is between Cristiano and merdquoMaguire available for tieMeanwhile Manchester United captain Harry Maguire should be available to face Melbourne Victory after missing their 40 thumping of Liverpool manager Ten Hag said on Thursday while urging his team to use their initiativeThe England defender was a conspicuous absence in the first game of the Red Devilsrsquo preseason tour in Bangkok on Tuesday watching from the sidelines after a knock in training In his place Raphael Varane Victor Lindelof Eric Bailly and Alex Telles all got time in central defence insteadBut Ten Hag who took over in May after finishing a successful spell at Ajax said Maguire should play at least 45 minutes in front of expected bumper crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground ldquoHe is available tomorrowrdquo said Ten Hag whose side also face Crystal Palace and Aston Villa in Australia ldquoWe will see how long for I think he can play half a gamerdquoNo injury woesUnited head into Fridayrsquos match with no fresh injury concerns reported While victory against Jurgen Klopprsquos Liverpool got the Dutchman off to a winning start Ten Hag faces a huge challenge to rebuild the Old Trafford club who have not won a trophy since 2017This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever