{"id":618703,"date":"2022-10-21T16:19:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T20:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=618703"},"modified":"2022-10-21T17:10:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T21:10:03","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-left-out-first-team-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/21\/cristiano-ronaldo-left-out-first-team-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Star Cristiano Ronaldo Left Out of First Team Squad for Upcoming Chelsea Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United icon and five-time Balon d&#8217;Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out of the first-team squad\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/21\/chelsea-vs-manchester-united-october-22\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">to face Chelsea on Saturday<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, as per the club\u2019s latest statement. This comes after reports surfaced of him refusing to come on against Tottenham Hotspur during the club\u2019s recent match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">United emerged victorious against Antonio Conte\u2019s team on Wednesday. Despite the Red Devils winning 2-0, Ronaldo started on the bench and did not come on at any point in the match. He was then seen leaving through the tunnel with four minutes of the contest still left. Following the incident, it was also reported that the Portuguese star left Old Trafford and was not with the team to celebrate the win.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Cristiano Ronaldo Has Been Left Out of the First Team Squad to Face Chelsea<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Official Man United statement on Cristiano Ronaldo \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCristiano will not be part of the Man United team for this Saturday\u2019s game against Chelsea. Rest of the squad is fully focused on preparing for that fixture\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NdztshOuSf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/NdztshOuSf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1583138434360938496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ronaldo Will Not Feature Against Chelsea<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Following\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3712154\/2022\/10\/20\/cristiano-ronaldo-old-trafford-exit\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ronaldo&#8217;s premature exit from Old Trafford<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, reports have claimed that the Portuguese legend is unhappy with not getting regular game time. It was also stated that despite being asked to warm up twice, he still did not come on as a substitute.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/21\/michael-carrick-new-middlesbrough-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Former Manchester United Midfielder Close to Becoming Middlesborough Manager<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The incident had understandably created a lot of buzz in the media and among fans on how United manager <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/07\/erik-ten-hag-manchester-united-perform\/\" target=\"_self\">Erik ten Hag<\/a> will deal with the situation. However, the latest club statement has made it clear that the Portuguese attacker has been exiled from the first team. The 800-goal icon&#8217;s absence against arch-rivals Chelsea on Saturday was confirmed by the Old Trafford boss in his\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1583411777702100994\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">pre-match press conference<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cristiano Ronaldo Reportedly Refused to Come On Against Tottenham<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While many fans thought that it was Ten Hag\u2019s decision not to bring on the five-time Balon d\u2019Or winner against Spurs, it turns out that this may not have been the case. A recent\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-11337313\/Cristiano-Ronaldo-REFUSED-come-late-substitute-win-Tottenham.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">report from The Daily Mail<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has stated that Ronaldo did not want to come on as a substitute. The report also states that the Dutch manager wanted the attacker to come on, but he refused.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ten Hag to Amazon on Ronaldo walking down tunnel just before FT: \u201cI have seen him but I didn&#39;t speak. I will deal with that tomorrow not today. We&#39;re celebrating this victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clearly Ronaldo\u2019s frustrated. But after a brilliant win it\u2019s poor to walk off &amp; not join celebrations. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/haWSlzimrT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/haWSlzimrT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacobsBen\/status\/1582852345729142785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo\u2019s removal from the first-team squad could come as a blow as his team prepare to face the might of Chelsea. The Stamford Bridge club are going strong at the moment, and United, who are also without striker Anthony Martial, could have done with the 37-year-olds experience.<\/p>\n<p>However, it seems that the relationship between Ten Hag and the Portuguese star has reached boiling point and could lead to him leaving the club sooner or later. The legendary striker has released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cj8r4NOL-Kr\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=2b8ac8fc-57be-4ba3-85b9-ca70567d176f\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement on his personal Instagram<\/a> where he states his aim is to rectify the situation, but he stops short of offering an apology to his manager or teammates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United icon and five-time Balon d&#8217;Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out of the first-team squad\u00a0to face Chelsea on Saturday, as per the club\u2019s latest statement. This comes after reports surfaced of him refusing to come on against Tottenham Hotspur during the club\u2019s recent match. 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