Benitez responds to Ronaldo threat: You can't just focus on one player

Everton boss Rafa Benitez says the Toffees will not be able to "just focus" on Cristiano Ronaldo when they play Manchester United over the weekend. 

The Portugal international has scored five goals in his first five matches since returning to United in the summer transfer window.

And although Benitez is aware of his threat, the Spanish manager won't be solely focusing on the 36-year-old when Everton play Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side on Saturday lunchtime.

"I think Cristiano (Ronaldo) is a great professional with his age, he still is. He's doing really well, so we have to keep an eye on him, but we have to keep an eye on the rest of the team. 

I said before they have so many good players. And any one can make a difference. So we have to be concentrating for the first minute until the last minute.

"You cannot concentrate just one player, even if he's as good as Cristiano, when they have so many good players around that are good enough. 

So we have to have a game plan trying to stop them and trying to be positive and score goals. But it's not just Cristiano because the others they can score goals if they want."

Are you surprised Ronaldo can still have the impact that he has, at the age that he is?

"No, not really, because when I was coaching him in Real Madrid, he was one of the best professionals, so he was always training well, always available, always taking care of his body and then I think it was an example of a professional."