Erik ten Hag describes how Cristiano Ronaldo substitution helped Manchester United defeat Arsenal

Erik ten Hag, the manager of Manchester United, claimed that the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo increased his team’s attacking variety and that Premier League leaders Arsenal suffered their first defeat of the year at the hands of United.

With United up 1-0, Ronaldo took Jadon Sancho’s place in the 58th minute. Two minutes later, Bukayo Saka equalized.

Marcus Rashford, a product of the academy, scored again in the 75th minute after Bruno Fernandes put him up to score United’s goal six minutes earlier.

To make room for Ronaldo, who started as the central striker and had his most successful game of the season, Rashford was switched to the left flank.

Ten Hag responded, “It can also do it from the right, you bring in Cristiano Ronaldo as a frontman,” when asked why Rashford was moved.

“Marcus played as a nine and from the flank, he played like Christian Eriksen, a pressing style, he transferred extremely well, but we expect him to play as a striker to be the target, drop in, play over, linking, arriving in the box, and scoring goals.

“I’m really satisfied with his performance. It shows his growth and areas for improvement, but he’s got such fantastic capabilities, I’m happy to have him in the team.”

United is currently only three points behind the top spot in the Premier League after winning four straight games for the first time since April 2021.

Their first encounter in Europe is against Real Sociedad on Thursday, and then they go to Crystal Palace the following Sunday.

Ten Hag continued, “We must keep moving forward.” “The mentality and attitude, set high standards every day, we have to do better, there’s a lot of room for improvement from the beginning of the season, we have to work hard every day, and everyone needs to give it their all at Carrington,” said the team.

“I realize that supporters are dreaming. Man United’s standards must be high; nevertheless, we are still at the beginning of the process and have a long way to go. We must improve significantly; doing so requires investment.

“If you want to ultimately win trophies, we have to get better. We have to do that way together every day, and bring those high standards to Carrington. With the mindset that we must win games, people must notice when the game is about to start.

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