Man Utd have 'no problem' with Ronaldo misstep after striker substituted at half-time

Manchester United are said to have 'no problem' with Cristiano Ronaldo after the striker left before their 1-1 friendly draw with Rayo Vallecano ended on Sunday.

Ronaldo made his first pre-season appearance in United's final pre-season game amid uncertainty over his future at Old Trafford.

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The Portugal international has told the club he wants to leave to play Champions League football and was excused from season preparations ahead of talks with Erik ten Hag last week.

But although his agent Jorge Mendes held talks with most of Europe's top clubs, he was unable to find a suitor for his client, leaving Ronaldo no choice but to see his contract at United.

The 37-year-old was the only player to be substituted at half-time on Sunday, possibly due to his lack of fitness, but leaving Old Trafford before the end of the game speculation grew over his discontent at the club.

United initially reportedly declined to comment on Ronaldo's truancy, but according to the Daily Mail the club have now clarified that there was 'no problem' with Ronaldo leaving soon after a number of other players did the same.

Ronaldo was replaced at the break by Amad Diallo, who gave United the lead almost immediately with a rebound from close range, before the arrival of Alvaro Garcia Rivera ten minutes later saw Rayo Vallecano equalize.

Ten Hag spoke generally about his team's performance after the game, suggesting they are "season ready".

He said: "I think we [had] a good pre-season. We are progressing well. We are ready for the season. I know there is still room for improvement. We have to improving and that's also a process that continues throughout the season. But, for next week, it's also about the result," Ten Hag told MUTV. p>

“It was a mix of experience and [today’s] youth. Some guys, they need to see today, for the first time, what you can expect. seen the attitude was really great, really intend to cooperate. They fight and work for each other. It was positive.

"We also created a lot of chances and we conceded a few of them. Overall, we have to be happy with this performance.”

Ten Hag also praised United star Alejandro Garnacho after the draw:

"What you want is also a young player who deserves a chance," continued Ten Hag.

"We want to give them that chance and he showed himself in pre-season [training] and that's why he came [to start]. He played pretty well and that's encouraging. He He's just a teenager, but his performance was really good."

Talking about Lisandro Martinez, Ten Hag added: "I think it was a very good combination with Rapha [Varane] and they played very solidly. It was good to see. The question is always how do you fit in and I think he can fit into the team really well."