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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, has admitted manager Erik Ten Hag is right to bench Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n

However, he believes the 37-year-old will eventually win back his place.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo has not started any of United\u2019s last four Premier League fixtures.<\/p>\n

Ten Hag has preferred Marcus Rashford upfront to lead his attack.<\/p>\n

But Ferdinand reckons his former United team-mate Ronaldo will re-establish himself as an automatic starter \u2013 alongside his former Real Madrid team-mate Casemiro.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019ll be pissed, he won\u2019t be happy,\u201d Ferdinand told William Hill.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t get to do what he\u2019s done over that period of time and be happy and content to be on the bench, or not to be getting the numbers you want to be getting. But he\u2019ll be professional, he\u2019ll be focused because he\u2019ll know his time\u2019s going to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe hasn\u2019t had a pre-season, so I understand why he\u2019s not playing, and Marcus Rashford is scoring and assisting goals at the moment, so I understand why he\u2019s staying in the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe team is the overriding factor at the moment. The way United started the season, they\u2019re making sure the team is doing the right things and forgetting about individuals.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, Casemiro is a big signing but isn\u2019t playing. Ronaldo isn\u2019t playing, but their time will come. And, when their time comes, I think they\u2019ll both stay in the team. I just think that will be the case and the manager will shift it about.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, has admitted manager Erik Ten Hag is right to bench Cristiano Ronaldo. However, he believes the 37-year-old will eventually win back his place. Ronaldo has not started any of United\u2019s last four Premier League fixtures. Ten Hag has preferred Marcus Rashford upfront to lead his attack. 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