Chelsea ‘may have changed stance’ on Cristiano Ronaldo as Man Utd star seeks exit

Ten Hag defended Ronaldo’s performance in the Europa League this week, saying: “I think they (his shots) were on target as well. The first two, good saves from the goalie, so he had a couple of chances, he created a couple of chances.

“He was involved with a good run with the first goal for Marcus Rashford, so he had an impact in this game.

“I think we created a lot of chances tonight, if we count them only in the first half already we had 14, so there was a lot of threat to the opponent’s goal.”

It remains to be seen if Chelsea show a strong interest in signing Ronaldo in January. United’s firm stance on not selling the club icon could soften over the next few months.