Cristiano Ronaldo has been banished from the Manchester United first-team squad for the fixture in opposition to Chelsea.
The sanction comes after Ronaldo stormed down the tunnel earlier than the top of United’s spectacular 2-0 win in opposition to Tottenham on Wednesday night time.
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The membership have now launched a press release confirming he is not going to function in opposition to Chelsea.
“Cristiano is not going to be a part of the Manchester United squad for this Saturday’s sport in opposition to Chelsea,” stated the assertion.
“The remainder of the squad is absolutely targeted on making ready for that.”
Earlier than the match, United boss Erik ten Hag had stated he understood the Portuguese famous person’s frustration at a scarcity of enjoying time, and stated he had no points if Ronaldo vented that in a standard approach.
“I feel no participant is glad when he [is taken] off, and particularly not Ronaldo, I perceive that,” stated Ten Hag. “So long as it’s [done] in fairly a standard approach, [I have] no downside with that.”
Nonetheless, within the fast aftermath of the Tottenham match, Ten Hag indicated that he was not pleased with Ronaldo’s conduct and has now acted.
Requested whether or not Ronaldo had informed him he was leaving the pitch early, Ten Hag revealed what occurred to Amazon Prime Video Sport.
“He was there, I’ve seen him, yea, however I didn’t communicate to him after,” started Ten Hag.
Pressed by host Gabby Logan whether or not that’s one thing he would usually not need to occur, Ten Hag added: “I’ll cope with that tomorrow. Not at present. We’re celebrating this victory and now we should get well.”
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