Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag left Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench in the side's 6-3 loss to Manchester City out of "respect" for the striker.
"What I like in the last period of the game is that he is involved. "The quality we have alongside him helps him to score goals," Guardiola said. "But what he has done, I didn't teach him once. He needs the minutes, but I don't want to point it out like that." It had to do with the belief as individuals and as a team. "When you don't believe on the pitch, then you can't win games; that is unacceptable.
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Having done that, however, he wasn’t able to rejoin the play until after the corner was taken, during which Manchester City doubled their early advantage. “I don’t think so, that he would have carried on [if the score would have been closer],” Erik responded to a question about the defender’s substitution, in his post-match press conference. Erling Haaland, the scorer, would go on to find the net again to make it 3-0 before Varane was substituted in the 40th minute, having been unable to continue.
I wouldn't bring him in because we are 4-1 down. Out of respect for Cristiano, for his big career,” said the Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag after ...
“I want him to touch the ball more and more. “The plan was to show bravery and confidence, but we didn’t from the first minute,” Ten Hag said. We didn’t follow the rules and principles of the way we play and you get hammered." “So he became a football player to score goals. “But what he has done, I didn’t teach him once. “I wouldn’t bring him in because we are 4-1 down,” said the United manager.
The 37-year-old attempted to make a second Old Trafford exit during the summer, with his wish to play Champions League football said to be the driving factor.
Cristiano Ronaldo could get his wish and exit Manchester United in January should the Premier League giants receive a suitable offer for his services.
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Man United will be determined to get back on track when they face Omonia Nicosia in the Europa League on Thursday evening.
City's 6-3 thrashing of United only proves Erik Ten Hag's team have a long way to go before they can challenge for the title.