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.

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's future at Manchester United has been plunged into fresh doubt after he was dropped from the squad for Saturday's clash with Chelsea ...

“Cristiano Ronaldo will not be part of the Manchester United squad for this Saturday’s Premier League game against Chelsea. This is Manchester United, and united we stand”. Since rejoining United from Juventus in 2021, Ronaldo has been a shadow of the figure who starred in his first stint at the club from 2003 to 2009. Ten Hag’s decision to drop him from the Chelsea game underlines how he viewed Ronaldo’s show of petulance and potentially started a countdown to the end of his time at Old Trafford. Disappointed by United’s failure to qualify for the Champions League, Ronaldo has been trying to engineer a move away from Old Trafford since the end of last season. Ronaldo will be forced to train alone, and it is believed Ten Hag’s decision to remove Ronaldo from the squad has the full backing of the United hierarchy. Ten Hag has rarely trusted Ronaldo as his main striker since arriving from Ajax to take charge in the close-season. [The Independent ](https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/cristiano-ronaldo-man-utd-free-transfer-walked-out-early-tottenham-1924515)reports the club is considering pulling the plug on his contract to allow him to exit on a free transfer, taking a loss on the £12.85 million fee they paid Juventus last year. [Ronaldo blasted as United boss responds to walkout](https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/premier-league/teams/manchester-united/premier-league-2022-cristiano-ronaldo-tantrum-news-erik-ten-hag-reaction-thierry-henry-highlights-manchester-united/news-story/33c06c3b50f73109f1e0cc82714b0550) [that he would “deal with” the issue ](https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/premier-league/teams/manchester-united/premier-league-2022-cristiano-ronaldo-tantrum-news-erik-ten-hag-reaction-thierry-henry-highlights-manchester-united/news-story/33c06c3b50f73109f1e0cc82714b0550)on Thursday and Ronaldo was seen driving into United’s Carrington training headquarters before the announcement of his punishment. It was not the first time Ronaldo had shown public dissent at his role in Ten Hag’s team’s and the United manager has finally responded by wielding the axe. Now the club is reportedly considering even cutting Ronaldo from his contract to force him out of the club if a deal can’t be made to sell him in January, though the Portugal striker took to social media to affirm his commitment to the club.

Cristiano Ronaldo is trashing his legacy at Manchester United and making it even more difficult for him to find an escape route from Old Trafford.

He has become a problem that United can do without and a player whom the top clubs will want to avoid when the transfer window opens in January. On that occasion, Ten Hag said he understood a player of Ronaldo's calibre being unhappy at being substituted, but it was just another example of the effect that Ronaldo is having at Old Trafford. Ten Hag has had to make a judgement call about Ronaldo and has decided to largely rely on him as a substitute. Although Ten Hag has said publicly that he is keen to work with Ronaldo as part of his squad, sources have told ESPN that the former Ajax coach would not have objected to the player leaving Old Trafford this summer. In total, he has amassed 340 minutes on the pitch in the league and contributed just one goal and one assist. But all the negativity that Ronaldo was predicted to bring last season has now started to surface in his second year back at Old Trafford.

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out of their squad for Saturday's Premier League game at...

"Giving in to the pressure is not an option. "The rest of the squad is fully focused on preparing for that fixture." "Cristiano will not be part of the Manchester United squad for this Saturday's Premier League game against Chelsea," United announced on Thursday.

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has issued a response after being dropped by the Red Devils for Saturday's clash with Chelsea.

Manchester United have looked better without Ronaldo this season, and manager Erik ten Hag has made his feelings clear by dropping the forward for the trip to Chelsea. "Right now, I just feel that I have to keep working hard in Carrington, support my teammates and be ready for everything in any given game. The Red Devils have subsequently [confirmed he has been dropped](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/man-utd-drop-ronaldo-for-chelsea-clash-after-walkout-against-spurs/blt474c3019f2ffbdc9) for Saturday's Premier League clash with Chelsea.

Cristiano Ronaldo has sensationally been axed by Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag for Saturday's game against Chelsea.

Unfortunately that’s not always possible and sometimes the heat of the moment get’s the best of us. Giving in to the pressure is not an option. “Right now, I just feel that I have to keep working hard in Carrington, support my teammates and be ready for everything in any given game. This is Manchester United, and united we must stand. Therefore, later on, I’ve always tried to set the example myself for the youngsters that grew in all the teams that I’ve represented. I haven’t changed. That hasn’t changed. Manchester United boss Ten Hag warned Ronaldo that he was ready to take action, and the Dutchman has shown he’s not all talk by axing the forward from the team’s squad for this weekend’s game against Chelsea. A statement from the Red Devils confirmed: “Cristiano will not be part of the Manchester United squad for this Saturday’s game against Chelsea. “Tonight we celebrate the result and the rest we deal with on Thursday.” Cristiano Ronaldo has sensationally been axed by Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag for Saturday’s game against Chelsea. Cristiano Ronaldo has sensationally been axed by Manchester United ahead of this weekend’s game against Chelsea.

'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.”

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).

The Manchester United star's petulant act has left the football world in a frenzy. Details here.

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Sporting still has a chance to advance to the knockout stages of the Champions League this year, which would surely provide an important bargaining chip in winning CR7’s favour. Returning to the club that developed you from a kid with big dreams into a professional footballer has been a tradition amongst the pro’s. However, Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes allegedly proposed the idea of Ronaldo making the switch to the French giants at the start of the season, but PSG rejected the offer. Chelsea have managed to become perennial contenders in both the Premier League and Champions League. [plenty left in the tank](https://www.menshealth.com.au/how-cristiano-ronaldo-stays-in-shape/), but his second stint at Manchester United looks like it will soon come to an end. Ronaldo famously left Real Madrid for Serie A heavyweights Juventus in 2018 but failed to capture Champions League glory with the team. Bayern are in need of a dominant striker to replace Lewandowski and Ronaldo seems like the perfect fit. Now sitting atop the Italian Serie A and above juggernauts Liverpool in their Champions League group, Napoli are the early surprise team of the season. CR7 has played around 50 games a year since he was a teenager and [his body](https://www.menshealth.com.au/watch-this-youtuber-attempt-to-train-like-cristiano-ronaldo-for-a-week/) is showing no signs of slowing down. Although given recent performances and the star’s frustration with being kept on the bench in a minimised role, CR7 could force his way out of the club as early as the January 2023 transfer window. CR7 had no interest in mentoring the next generation on a rebuilding team, he wanted to spend the final years of his career chasing trophies. With two substitutions still available, Ronaldo didn’t give his manager the chance to get him involved and headed to the dressing room early in a petulant display.

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.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says he will "deal with" Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portugal forward headed...

"I want to stay on the United performance, not to protest Cristiano. "Maybe he said he needed some treatment. "The manager had a big decision and it's been proven right. I want to keep the focus on this team. "We need good counter-press because from there you can create chances. "We deal with that tomorrow.

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/).