 November 13, 2022 The five-time Ballon d'Or winner was absent from the club's tour of Thailand and Australia and says when he informed United that he had to stay in Portugal they doubted his explanation, which made him feel 'hurt' and 'bad'. Ronaldo feels United are someway adrift of reigning champions Manchester City and L){kind=link}
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Cristiano Ronaldo may have burnt his bridges at Manchester United once and for all after giving an explosive interview in which he hit out at the club and claimed he would ‘never respect’ Erik ten Hag.
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The 37-year-old was axed by his manager and made to train with the youth team – as well as being fined two weeks’ wages – after refusing to come on as a late substitute against Tottenham last month, instead storming down the tunnel before full-time.
Ronaldo appeared to have been reintegrated back into the team after Ten Hag drew a line under the incident, but the Portuguese superstar has now reignited the drama by slamming the Dutch coach as well as hitting out at the club.