{"id":615638,"date":"2022-08-03T07:58:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T11:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=615638"},"modified":"2022-08-03T07:59:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T11:59:00","slug":"ten-hag-manchester-united-ronaldo-furious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/03\/ten-hag-manchester-united-ronaldo-furious\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo &#8216;Furious&#8217; After Erik ten Hag Slammed Several Stars&#8217; &#8216;Unacceptable&#8217; Behaviour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/29\/fabrizio-romano-manchester-united-benjamin-sesko\/\" target=\"_self\">Erik ten Hag<\/a> has branded a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/03\/chelsea-hijack-de-jong-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> players\u2019 behaviour, including Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s, as \u201cunacceptable\u201d after they left early during the team\u2019s friendly game against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, July 31.<\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese international is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/sport\/football\/ronaldo-ten-hag-man-utd-27647289\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly<\/a>\u00a0&#8220;furious&#8221; about his manager&#8217;s comments, with the pair&#8217;s relationship now more strained than ever.<\/p>\n<h2>Erik ten Hag Slams Cristiano Ronaldo After Leaving Match Early<\/h2>\n<h3>Ronaldo Back in the Side Without Much Success<\/h3>\n<p>United\u2019s 1-1 draw to the Spanish side saw Ronaldo included in the squad for the first time since reports broke of his <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/news\/cristiano-ronaldo-manchester-united-transfer\/mcRLqZDo8fXJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">desire to leave<\/a>. The forward had not taken part in the club\u2019s pre-season tour due to personal matters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/27\/ronaldo-united-situation-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Fabrizio Romano Reveals What Cristiano Ronaldo Told Erik ten Hag \u2018in the Last 24 Hours\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo displayed a lacklustre performance during the match and was consequently substituted for young forward Amad Diallo at half-time, who then went on to score United\u2019s first and only goal of the game. The manager was also likely taking Ronaldo\u2019s fitness into account, as the club will play their first Premier League fixture on August 7.<\/p>\n<h3>Ten Hag Fumes at Lack of Team Spirit<\/h3>\n<p>Images spread across social media following the game of the seven-time Ballon D\u2019Or winner <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantonamanc\/status\/1553783139931197442?s=21&amp;t=aZFJf2Fqqf62RSXKpGkZzQ\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">heading home<\/a> from Old Trafford before the match had even finished, along with fellow Portuguese international Diogo Dalot.<\/p>\n<p>When broached on the matter, manager Erik ten Hag said: \u201cI certainly don\u2019t accept this. This is unacceptable, for everyone.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"nl\" dir=\"ltr\">Erik ten Hag gaat in op het gedrag van Cristiano Ronaldo. Net als andere spelers ging hij afgelopen weekend na de rust naar huis toe. Hoe gaat de trainer van Manchester United hiermee om?\u2070<br \/>Het hele interview is later te zien in de Viaplay-uitzendingen van de Premier League. \ud83d\ude4c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gIFJcL8QQE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/gIFJcL8QQE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Viaplay Sport Nederland (@viaplaysportnl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/viaplaysportnl\/status\/1554735909383331841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are a team and you have to stay until the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/02\/fabrizio-romano-manchester-united-benjamin-sesko-2\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Hard at Work on Wonderkid Signing; Told \u00a355 Million Offer Will Be Accepted<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Bruno Fernandes were not involved in the match-day squad and instead watched on from the stands after having a busy and successful pre-season. Jadon Sancho missed the game through illness.<\/p>\n<h3>Ronaldo Still Seeking New Club<\/h3>\n<p>Ronaldo\u2019s future in Manchester remains undetermined. The club have communicated their wishes for the 37-year-old to stay, however, he is reportedly adamant to play Champions League football next season. He was their top goal scorer across all competitions in 2021\/2022, netting 24 times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/18\/every-premier-league-transfer-completed-in-summer-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">Every Premier League Transfer Completed in Summer 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>His agent, Jorge Mendes, is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1552359745360650241?s=21&amp;t=aZFJf2Fqqf62RSXKpGkZzQ\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">actively seeking<\/a> a suitable team before the end of the transfer window. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1547537984806871040?s=21&amp;t=aZFJf2Fqqf62RSXKpGkZzQ\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1548352360820264962?s=21&amp;t=aZFJf2Fqqf62RSXKpGkZzQ\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bayern Munich<\/a> were rumoured to be interested before both managers confirmed they would not be pursuing a deal any further.<\/p>\n<p>Serie A side <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/david_ornstein\/status\/1543274694345900034?s=21&amp;t=aZFJf2Fqqf62RSXKpGkZzQ\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Napoli<\/a> have been named as a potential suitor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erik ten Hag has branded a number of Manchester United players\u2019 behaviour, including Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s, as \u201cunacceptable\u201d after they left early during the team\u2019s friendly game against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, July 31. The Portuguese international is reportedly\u00a0&#8220;furious&#8221; about his manager&#8217;s comments, with the pair&#8217;s relationship now more strained than ever. 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