Ronaldo

Player's reaction to being left out of win over Spurs will bolster Erik ten Hag's assessment that he is now peripheral to United.

Few clubs are able to afford a player with Ronaldo’s salary, which was the prevailing reason why he did not depart in summer. The manager will be conscious Ronaldo can still be a potent weapon – predominantly from the bench – so expect him to offer calm dispatches at Friday’s media briefing when being quizzed on the affair, the player’s worth and his future. But what he could do is accept this while continuing to fight – in the correct way – for a starting berth. This, too, was a squad member who at the start of the summer had sent out smoke signals that [he wished to leave](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jul/02/cristiano-ronaldo-tells-manchester-united-he-wants-to-leave). It is hardly Ronaldo’s fault he is in the winter of a sparkling career. Fans witnessed the finest display of their team in recent memory and saw a man who draws about £500,000 a week sulk because Scott McTominay, Christian Eriksen and Anthony Elanga were preferred when his manager made changes.

Cristiano Ronaldo left Old Trafford before the final whistle as Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 on Wednesday, sources have told ESPN.

[Ten Hag labelled their actions "unacceptable"](/soccer/manchester-united-engman_utd/story/4712208/ten-hag-clashes-with-ronaldo-over-man-united-friendly-exit-it-is-unacceptable) and said players should always stay to watch the end of matches. I have to correct myself, not just 11 players, but the substitutes who came on -- it was a squad performance. He was seen leaving in the 90th minute, before four minutes of stoppage time had been played. "We deal with that [Ronaldo] tomorrow. [said he would "deal with" Ronaldo](/soccer/story/4776136/cristiano-ronaldo-man-united-striker-will-be-dealt-with-after-walking-down-tunnel-early-erik-ten-hag) on Thursday, saying that he preferred to talk about the performance of his team in the immediate aftermath of the game. [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://www.espn.com.sg/soccer/player/_/id/22774/Cristiano-Ronaldo) left Old Trafford before the final whistle as [Manchester United](/soccer/team?id=360) beat [Tottenham Hotspur](/soccer/team?id=367) 2-0 on Wednesday, and he was not present when manager Erik ten Hag and the players returned to the dressing room, sources have told ESPN.

Manchester United have confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo will not travel with the squad to face Chelsea on Saturday.

The 37-year-old now has the weekend off as frustrations continue to come to a boil between himself and his employers. The rest of the squad is fully focused on preparing for that fixture." The club have since confirmed that he has been dropped from the squad.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been dropped from Manchester United's squad for Saturday's game at Chelsea. The punishment was imposed by Erik ten Hag on a day when ...

[also did so](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jul/31/manchester-united-rayo-vallecano-friendly-match-report) after being substituted at half-time of July’s friendly with Rayo Vallecano, leaving Old Trafford with a number of players not in the match-day squad. Ten Hag is aware of Ronaldo’s reluctance to engage with certain members of his inner circle. The player’s contract expires in June and one option may be to offer him a payoff of about half the salary he is due. Richard Arnold, the chief executive, would back the manager over this, though the forward’s wage of about £500,000 a week means it may be difficult to agree a deal with another club. Another possibility would be to allow him to move on loan and continue paying a proportion of his wages. Ten Hag has still asked him to report to the training ground.

Cristiano Ronaldo will be separated from the Manchester United first-team as Erik ten Hag deals with his refusal to come on as a substitute during his ...

[The Athletic revealed that the Portugal international left the ground early, before the final whistle, earlier on Thursday](https://theathletic.com/3712154/2022/10/20/cristiano-ronaldo-old-trafford-exit/). [Fred](https://staging2.theathletic.com/football/player/fred-SH3uaPEfAVNkJbik/) and [Bruno Fernandes](https://staging2.theathletic.com/football/player/bruno-fernandes-qr6VV7sJwbrbqULf/). However, Ronaldo is still considered to be an important part of their squad.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been axed from the Man United squad to face Chelsea on Saturday as punishment for his early exit in the win over Tottenham.

[Portugal](/soccer/team?id=482) international is keen to leave the club after starting just two Premier League games. A club statement issued on Thursday read: "Cristiano will not be part of the Manchester United squad for this Saturday's game against Chelsea. [Christian Eriksen](https://www.espn.com.sg/soccer/player/_/id/144130/Christian-Eriksen) and [Anthony Elanga](https://www.espn.com.sg/soccer/player/_/id/296622/Anthony-Elanga) in the 87th minute. Sources have confirmed to ESPN that the striker refused to come on when Ten Hag brought on Ten Hag has taken the decision after Ronaldo left Old Trafford before the end of the [Manchester United](/soccer/team?id=360) manager Erik ten Hag has axed striker [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://www.espn.com.sg/soccer/player/_/id/22774/Cristiano-Ronaldo) from the squad to face [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363) on Saturday as punishment for his early exit during the win over [Tottenham Hotspur](/soccer/team?id=367).

The superstar forward has fallen out of the regular Manchester United rotation, and did not look pleased at the end of Wednesday's win over Tottenham.

[Chelsea’s Graham Potter: Pulisic ‘Pushing for a Start’](https://www.si.com/soccer/2022/10/19/christian-pulisic-chelsea-graham-potter-usmnt?utm_source=recommendations&utm_medium=in-article&utm_campaign=end-of-story) [Norwich Manager Eases Fears Over U.S. With the situation as it is, speculation will continue to swirl about how long Ronaldo will stick with the club. Ronaldo, who rejoined United last August, has fallen out of favor with new manager Erik ten Hag, slipping out of the starting lineup. In seven games this season, Ronaldo has played fewer than 45 minutes. “I will deal with that tomorrow, not today,” ten Hag said, That run includes Wednesday’s 2–0 win third-place Tottenham, which had the Red Devils smiling, with one notable exception: star forward Cristiano Ronaldo.

Erik ten Hag says he will "deal with" Cristiano Ronaldo after the striker walked down the tunnel before the end of Man United's win over Tottenham.

We are a team and you have to stay to the end." "We deal with that [Ronaldo] tomorrow. "For everyone.

Unused substitute Cristiano Ronaldo stormed down the tunnel with four minutes left to play of Man Utd's 2-0 win over Tottenham on Wednesday.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: Seeing as Ten Hag had two more substitutes to potentially play, this was an act of pure disregard from the veteran forward. Today, we are celebrating this victory and now we have to recover from this for Saturday. Having been left on the bench up to that point, he headed down the tunnel in the 90th minute (with four mins of injury time still to play).

'Thinks he's bigger than the club': Ronaldo blasted as United boss responds to walkout.

“You know what it’s like at Old Trafford, you have to walk all the way down the touchline, it’s not like you can sneak out, you have to walk 50, 60 yards. This was a brilliant performance from United and we don’t need to speak about Ronaldo every day.” “It’s a little bit of a selfish act, to go, ‘I’m not involved’. “If he’s done that, it’s an absolute disgrace,” Mills declared on Sky Sports. “I will deal with that tomorrow. “I think that’s disrespectful to the team, the manager, the fans.”

Manchester United defeated Tottenham 2-0 Wednesday to keep their push for a top-four place going, but instead of being asked just about the performance of ...

While his wages were an issue with moving during the summer window, there's a chance that during the winter window Ronaldo and Manchester United can part ways before the rift grows. Since his second season at Manchester United at only 19, Ronaldo has been an unquestioned starter everywhere he's gone spanning his illustrious career until now, even after scoring 18 Premier League goals during the 2021-22 season. While a move didn't materialize, Ronaldo's discontent has shown at Manchester United this season.

In the build-up for tonight's game between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford, even Antonio Conte recalled how Cristiano Ronaldo ...

[Cristiano Ronaldo](https://www.marca.com/en/football/manchester-united/2022/10/08/6341d23a268e3ee3138b456c.html). [Manchester United](https://www.marca.com/en/football/manchester-united.html) and [Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.marca.com/en/football/tottenham.html) at Old Trafford, even [Antonio Conte](https://www.marca.com/en/football/manchester-united/2022/10/18/634ee026268e3e293f8b459a.html) recalled how Cristiano Ronaldo defeated them with a hat-trick. Not playing any minutes just a couple of months before the [World Cup](https://www.marca.com/en/world-cup.html?intcmp=MENUMIGA&s_kw=world-cup) canonly impact the Portugal National Team in a negative manner. But Cristiano Ronaldo is known for throwing tantrums like this one in the past, he is a natural-born winner and not playing is never an option for him. At the end of the game, Erik ten Hag spoke to the media and they obviously asked him about Cristiano Ronaldo's drama. With one minute left on the game, the Portuguese star stormed off the pitch and went straight to the dressing rooms.

Erik ten Hag says he will “deal with” Cristiano Ronaldo after his early exit in Manchester United's 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur. Ronaldo was an unused ...

[Fred](https://theathletic.com/football/player/fred-SH3uaPEfAVNkJbik/) and [Bruno Fernandes](https://theathletic.com/football/player/bruno-fernandes-qr6VV7sJwbrbqULf/). [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://theathletic.com/football/player/cristiano-ronaldo-jh1IjFA8SnHLGtwM/) after his early exit in [Manchester United](https://theathletic.com/football/team/manchester-united/)’s 2-0 win over [Tottenham Hotspur](https://theathletic.com/football/team/tottenham-hotspur/).

Cristiano Ronaldo left before the end of Manchester United's 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, giving Erik ten Hag an unwelcome headache after a fine team ...

On this occasion, he was not the only United player to do so. I want to get the focus on this team — it was a magnificent performance from all 11 players. Ten Hag felt Rashford had a big impact against the Magpies and decided the England forward was the best option against Spurs. I have to correct myself — it was the subs who came on as well. I don't want to find any excuse, but I want to be focused more on the performance of Man United. His old United teammate, Patrice Evra, countered: "I want to stay on the United performance.

Erik ten Hag says he will "deal with" Cristiano Ronaldo after the striker walked down the tunnel before the end of Man United's win over Tottenham.

We are a team and you have to stay to the end." "We deal with that [Ronaldo] tomorrow. "For everyone.

It wasn't the first time that the Champions League record goal scorer, who netted his 700th club career goal only last week, wasn't started by Erik Ten Hag ...

It was during the summer transfer window that the 37-year-old was also linked to moving out of Manchester, only after having returned last year. During the pre-match interview ahead of United’s home match to Liverpool, Ronaldo’s interaction with former club captain Roy Keane also highlighted the same. Under Erik Ten Hag, Ronaldo hasn’t been a first choice forward for the Red Devils.

Cristiano Ronaldo storms down Old Trafford tunnel before end of Man Utds victory over Tottenham after being unused substitute; the 37-year-old watched from ...

It is just going to get uglier as the season goes on. "You can call it petulant or a drama queen but United knew who they were signing. But you don't keep Ronaldo to sit on the bench. I just felt this incredible pathos because he's only got one or two years left now at the top level. "The manager kept him. He should have been let go before the transfer window. In his post-match press conference, Ten Hag added: "I don't pay attention to that, I will deal with that tomorrow. He had four or five good options. It was also a performance from the substitutes who came on. This idea he didn't have options is rubbish. "If Ronaldo has done that, it's an absolute disgrace," Mills told Soccer Special. "It was magnificent from all 11 players.

Cristiano Ronaldo left Old Trafford before the final whistle after being an unused substitute in Manchester United's 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur.

[Scott McTominay](https://staging2.theathletic.com/football/player/scott-mctominay-rXernJIkIW9dTOdt/), [Anthony Elanga](https://staging2.theathletic.com/football/player/anthony-elanga-uKN8FLpn0sEWhKMj/) and [Christian Eriksen](https://staging2.theathletic.com/football/player/christian-eriksen-IdnyhU0AWBdF3utd/). I want to focus on this team, it was a magnificent performance from all 11 players. [Fred](https://staging2.theathletic.com/football/player/fred-SH3uaPEfAVNkJbik/) and [Bruno Fernandes](https://staging2.theathletic.com/football/player/bruno-fernandes-qr6VV7sJwbrbqULf/).

Tottenham suffered a disappointing 2-0 defeat against Manchester United at Old Trafford but it was Cristiano Ronaldo who made the headlines once again for ...

“The best performance for Man United of the season so far, and Ronaldo walks off down the tunnel. The former Newcastle striker said: "I understand his frustrations of not being able to get on the pitch but when you look at the bigger picture, his team have put on a really good performance tonight. "The manager had a big call to make in leaving him out and it turned out to be the right decision because they have done everything right. Ten Hag had only used three of his five available substitutes at that point but Ronaldo was seemingly sure he was not going to be used in any capacity and headed for the changing rooms. The French icon said: "I don't know, that's a job he'll have to deal with. We don't know if he [Ronaldo] said to Ten Hag that he was going in. I don't want to find any excuses but we should focus more on the performance of United and stop talking everyday about Cristiano." "Like I said, there was a game, a magnificent game for Manchester United. Ronaldo has struggled for game time under new manager Erik ten Hag after missing pre-season due to 'family reasons' and expressing a desire to leave Old Trafford during the summer transfer window. Maybe he said to Ten Hag: 'I'm going inside to do some treatment'. How disrespectful is that to your teammates!” Not for me anyway."

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said he will wait until Thursday to "deal with" Cristiano Ronaldo leaving early during the team's 2-0 win against ...

“I want to get the focus on this team. “I don’t pay attention (to that) today, we deal with that tomorrow,” the Dutch manager told reporters when asked about Ronaldo’s early exit. Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said he will wait until Thursday to “deal with”