<p>Cristiano Ronaldo played 45 minutes as he made his first Manchester United appearance in 12 weeks during a 1-1 pre-season draw with Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday and later proclaimed: "Happy to be back".</p>.<p>The 37-year-old Portugal forward, who missed the club's pre-season tour to Thailand and Australia for personal reasons, reportedly wants to leave the club he rejoined last year.</p>.<p>Former Real Madrid and Juventus star Ronaldo finished as United's top scorer last season with 24 goals.</p>.<p>But the campaign as a whole was a huge disappointment for the club, with a sixth-place finish in the Premier League meaning they missed out on qualification for the Champions League.</p>.<p>Ronaldo was left out of United's squad for Saturday's friendly with Atletico Madrid in Oslo.</p>.<p>But, commenting on a post on a fan page about him missing the game in Norway, Ronaldo wrote Friday: "Domingo o rei joga" which translates as "Sunday the king plays".</p>.<p>Ronaldo applauded fans on both sides of the ground as he led the team out for their pre-match warm-up on Sunday.</p>.<p>The veteran forward had one clear chance during his 45-minute appearance but drove over the bar after running on to Donny van de Beek's lay-off.</p>.<p>After the match, Ronaldo posted a photograph of himself playing in the game on his Twitter feed beneath a caption of "Happy to be back".</p>.<p>Erik ten Hag, United's new manager, told the club's website: "It was a mixture between experience and youth (today).</p>.<p>"You saw the attitude was really great, really the intention to co-operate. They fight and work for each other. That was positive."</p>.<p>New signings Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez both featured for an hour in a game set up by Ten Hag for the players who did not have major roles in Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Atletico.</p>.<p>Amad Diallo, who was on loan at Rangers last season, gave United the lead early in the second half when the 20-year-old Ivory Coast winger fired in the rebound after a shot from Alex Telles had been saved.</p>.<p>United's lead, however, lasted just nine minutes before Alvaro Garcia equalised in similar fashion after Tom Heaton had saved Isaac Palazon Camacho's initial effort.</p>.<p>United start their Premier League campaign at home to Brighton on August 7.</p>
<p>Cristiano Ronaldo played 45 minutes as he made his first Manchester United appearance in 12 weeks during a 1-1 pre-season draw with Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday and later proclaimed: "Happy to be back".</p>.<p>The 37-year-old Portugal forward, who missed the club's pre-season tour to Thailand and Australia for personal reasons, reportedly wants to leave the club he rejoined last year.</p>.<p>Former Real Madrid and Juventus star Ronaldo finished as United's top scorer last season with 24 goals.</p>.<p>But the campaign as a whole was a huge disappointment for the club, with a sixth-place finish in the Premier League meaning they missed out on qualification for the Champions League.</p>.<p>Ronaldo was left out of United's squad for Saturday's friendly with Atletico Madrid in Oslo.</p>.<p>But, commenting on a post on a fan page about him missing the game in Norway, Ronaldo wrote Friday: "Domingo o rei joga" which translates as "Sunday the king plays".</p>.<p>Ronaldo applauded fans on both sides of the ground as he led the team out for their pre-match warm-up on Sunday.</p>.<p>The veteran forward had one clear chance during his 45-minute appearance but drove over the bar after running on to Donny van de Beek's lay-off.</p>.<p>After the match, Ronaldo posted a photograph of himself playing in the game on his Twitter feed beneath a caption of "Happy to be back".</p>.<p>Erik ten Hag, United's new manager, told the club's website: "It was a mixture between experience and youth (today).</p>.<p>"You saw the attitude was really great, really the intention to co-operate. They fight and work for each other. That was positive."</p>.<p>New signings Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez both featured for an hour in a game set up by Ten Hag for the players who did not have major roles in Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Atletico.</p>.<p>Amad Diallo, who was on loan at Rangers last season, gave United the lead early in the second half when the 20-year-old Ivory Coast winger fired in the rebound after a shot from Alex Telles had been saved.</p>.<p>United's lead, however, lasted just nine minutes before Alvaro Garcia equalised in similar fashion after Tom Heaton had saved Isaac Palazon Camacho's initial effort.</p>.<p>United start their Premier League campaign at home to Brighton on August 7.</p>