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Portugal boss Fernando Santos appears to criticise Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as he suggests Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo 'needs playing time'

Portugal manager Fernando Santos has seemingly criticised Ole Gunnar Solskjaer by suggesting that Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo needs more playing time.

Ronaldo was surprisingly named on the bench when United faced Everton last weekend, with the striker coming on to play 33 minutes in a 1-1 draw.

Portugal face Luxembourg in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, but prior to that face Qatar in a friendly on Saturday night.

Portugal manager Fernando Santos stressed that Cristiano Ronaldo needs more playing time
Santos indicated that Ronaldo will play some part in Portugal's friendly against Qatar

Santos suggested that, due to the fact that he didn't start for United against Everton, Ronaldo is likely to be involved against Qatar.