Erik ten Hag relies more on young players who are full of energy and motivated to achieve great results. He used to work like this in Ajax, and it seems that he hopes that the same scheme will work for him at Manchester United. Ronaldo is a professional and he will score goals, it’s more a question of what kind of relationship Ronaldo and the team will have, because if can believe the rumors, then Ronaldo’s agent was actively looking for a new club for him. And this is already a signal for ten Hag that he needs to look for a replacement and the sooner the better.
Ten Haag needs a bit of time to fix the squad. No one should judge him on the basis of one or two matches. His work at Ajax was exceptional and to fix a team like United is a heavy task for him. He is gonna check his options and will eventually come out the best squad to work out with for the time being. By the next window I predict he is gonna make some signings in areas he thinks need some fixing to do.
I am sure Ronaldo will find his playing minutes. Ten Haag is checking out his strategies and he also needs to have patience and believe in manager right now when team is facing some tough times.