He is in a bind after joining Manchester United. The statistics of Cristiano Ronaldo do not look encouraging at all this season for Manchester United. In 8 matches he has not scored or assisted. And I don't think this is going to change if the coach does not show enough trust in this player. As a result, I believe that the coach is not willing to show Cristiano Ronaldo enough trust going forward. This wouldn't have happened if Cristiano Ronaldo did not want to leave. The way he is being played right now for Manchester United is obviously not the way he wants to be played. I believe that the end of his career might not be as good as he expected because of a questionable decision he made involving Manchester United.
Ronaldo can perform when he is given the spotlight, he will always give his best and try not to disappoint whenever he gets the chance to prove himself. This season, Ronaldo has barely started a game for Manchester United which I think is an indication that the coach doesn't believe in his ablities. Ten Hag gave his reasons to be that Ronaldo is not fit to start which I don't see truth in, I would rather start Ronaldo and take him off in the second half of the game instead of bringing him at the end of the game.