Updated 13:56 6 Nov 2022 GMTPublished 13:48 6 Nov 2022 GMT

Cristiano Ronaldo has gone from refusing to play for Man Utd to being named captain in two weeks

Erik ten Hag explained his decision to name Cristiano Ronaldo as captain for their game against Aston Villa on Sunday.

Jack Kenmare

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Topics: Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, Erik Ten Hag, Aston Villa, Premier League

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is the Senior Journalist for SPORTbible, one of the world’s biggest social publishers. He specialises in long-form feature writing and has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day. He has a BA (Hons) in Journalism and News Practice.

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Cristiano Ronaldo has gone from refusing to play for Man Utd to being named captain in two weeks

Erik ten Hag explained his decision to name Cristiano Ronaldo as captain for their game against Aston Villa on Sunday.

Cristiano Ronaldo has gone from refusing to play for Man Utd to being named captain in two weeks

Erik ten Hag explained his decision to name Cristiano Ronaldo as captain for their game against Aston Villa on Sunday.

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