Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag stated Friday that Cristiano Ronaldo by no means instructed him he wished to go away Outdated Trafford. United parted methods with the Portuguese star after the veteran ahead gave an explosive TV interview by which he stated he felt “betrayed” by the membership and had no respect for Ten Hag. “I believe it was fairly clear after the interview that he needed to go away. I believe we did not have to debate it,” Ten Hag instructed the Manchester Night Information
“I wished him to remain from the primary second till now. He wished to go away, it was fairly clear. And when a participant positively would not need to be on this membership then he has to go, clear.
“The interview I believe, as a membership, you’ll be able to’t settle for. There shall be penalties. To make that step he knew the results. Earlier than he by no means instructed me he wished to go away.”
Ten Hag, talking at United’s winter coaching camp in Spain, claimed the 37-year-old, presently enjoying for Portugal on the World Cup, had even hinted at his want to stay on the membership earlier than the season began.
“Till that second he by no means instructed me ‘I need to go away’,” added the United boss.
“In the summertime, we had one discuss. He got here in and stated ‘I’ll let you know in seven days if I need to keep’. Then he got here again and stated ‘I need to keep’. Till that second (the interview), I by no means heard something.”
The Portugal star made his title in his first spell at Outdated Trafford, growing from a uncooked however prodigiously gifted teenager into one of many world’s deadliest forwards.
He gained three Premier League titles and the Champions League at United however left in 2009 after six years for Actual Madrid, the place he grew to become the membership’s biggest goalscorer, successful the Champions League 4 extra instances.
Ronaldo spent three years at Juventus from 2018 earlier than a sensational return to Manchester final yr.
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