Man Utd boss Erik Ten Hag pleased to see Cristiano Ronaldo on the scoresheet

Cristiano Ronaldo scored as Manchester United won in Moldova (Sergei Grits/AP/Press Association Images)

Erik Ten Hag was pleased to see Cristiano Ronaldo on target as Manchester United kickstarted their Europa League campaign with a comfortable victory over Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova.

Ronaldo struck with a 39th-minute penalty as United claimed their first points of the group stage with a routine 2-0 victory on Thursday.