After leaving the game against Tottenham on Wednesday night at Old Trafford, Cristiano Ronaldo created a discussion.
United thrashed Spurs when they went to Old Trafford, and the Portuguese forward looked miserable sitting on the bench. He’s not used to filling in, which may have contributed to the experienced forward’s behavior.
Ronaldo walked down the tunnel in the 90th minute (after four minutes of added time), clearly upset, leaving observers and commentators baffled by his conduct.
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He reportedly left the stadium after coming out of the tunnel instead of waiting for the team in the dressing room.
The Manchester United front has primarily served as a substitute for Erik ten Hag this season, which frequently enrages the forward. Just last week, he was taken off the field against Newcastle United in the 72nd minute. After shaking his head in displeasure, Ronaldo stomped off the field in anger.
In response to a question regarding the five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s antics during the match against Spurs, Erik ten Hag, the manager of Manchester United, provided his response. He dismissed it by saying that he did not pay attention to him and would take care of it later.
“I’m not paying attention today; tomorrow, we’ll deal with that. I want to concentrate on this team because all 11 players gave outstanding performances. I must clarify myself; it was a performance by the substitutes that entered the game. A collective effort,” the Athletic notes.
Ronaldo committed a similar offense during the preseason when he left the stadium in his car after being replaced during the break. He was benched from the preseason game after 45 minutes.
He was seen on camera leaving the stadium when his team was still in the game. Ten Hag stated that he couldn’t support this and that he ought to have stayed until the very finish.
This season, Ronaldo has two goals and one assist through 12 games. Ten Hag offered his opinion on Cristiano Ronaldo’s display in Thursday’s Europa League match against Omonia Nicosia of Cyprus two weeks ago.
After benching Ronaldo in the Premier League over the weekend, he played the striker as a center against Omonia. The player’s circumstance was unfortunate.
Despite making nine tries at goal and striking the post once, Ronaldo had little effect on the outcome of the match. He was ultimately only given credit for one assist in Manchester United’s 3-2 victory away from home.
In his post-game interview, the manager of Manchester United denied rumors that Ronaldo had struggled against Omonia in vain. Despite not making any of his shots, he believed that the five-time Ballon d’Or winner had an impact on the game.
He told the Manchester Evening News that Ronaldo did well with Marcus Rashford’s goal and saved two goals.
He had a couple of chances and produced a couple of chances, but the goaltender made two nice saves in the first two. He made an impact on this game because he was a part of a strong run that led to Marcus Rashford’s opening goal.