Erik ten Hagreiterated Cristiano Ronaldo remains part of his Manchester United plans beyond this transfer window, despite the forwards lack of playing time this season Jaelen Strong Jersey .Ronaldo has been named among the substitutes for two of Uniteds opening three Premier League matches following a disrupted pre-season owing to family reasons.The 37-year-old has been linked with a number of clubs acro s Europe, though a move away from Old Trafford has not materialised ahead of the September 1 Nick Chubb Jersey deadline.Ten Hags decision to leave Ronaldo out of his starting line-up to face Liverpool on Monday only increased talk of the Portugal internationals days at United being numbered.However, with a lack of viable options to replace Ronaldo, Ten Hag is hopeful the five-time Ballon dOr winner can adapt to his playing style over time.We plan with him. We know he scores goals, and that is one of the most important factors in football, Ten Hag told Sky Sports prior to the confirmation of Mondays team news.We want him to be here. Its not Austin Seibert Jersey like we can easily appoint three or four top strikers, because theyre not available.We are happy with him and we have to fit him in our system, our way of playing. Thats what hes trying and thats what were trying. Ronaldo indicated last week that he intends to confirm the truth about speculation that has surrounded his future Jim Brown Jersey in a revealing interview later this month.Asked for his thoughts on the interview, Ten Hag said: I dont know what he wants to achieve with that. Youll NFL Cleveland Browns Jersey have to ask him.When it was then put to Ten Hag by former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher that Ronaldo has asked for a move away, Ten Hag replied: Thats not what hes telling us.The 24 goals Ronaldo scored in all competitions in 2021-22 were 14 more than next-best Bruno Fernandes, with no other United player reaching double-figures in a dire season.