Former Manchester United manager Erjin88bet.oneik ten Hag has accused Cristijin88bet.oneano Ronaldo of letting down both the club and hijin88bet.onejin88bet.onemself during their time together at Old Trafford.
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Ronaldo was in his second spell at Manchester United when Ten Hag became manager in the summer of 2022, but the Portugal forward left the club in controversial circumstances a few months later.
“He let the team down, and he let me down, because we planned with him,” Ten Hag told The Athletic.
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Ten Hag left Ronaldo out of the squad for Manchester United’s Premier Leaks168app.sitegue match at Chelsea in October 2022, three days after the forward had refused to come on as a sks168app.siteubstitute against Tottenham.
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Ronaldo said in a November interview that he felt “betrayed” by Manchester United, did not respect Ten Hag and believed the club was trying to force him out. His departure was later described asic88ic88ic88ic88 “mutually agreed”.
The forward was 36 when he returned to Manchester United from Juventus in 2021 under manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. He scored three goals in 16 appearances unic88der Ten Hag before lic88ic88ic88ic88eaving during the 202ic882-23 campaign.
“It’s the wrong idea to put this to me that I expected him to do the pressing, that he’s exhauic88ic88sted,” Ten Hag said. “But he couldn’t. He ran neither in possession nor out of possession. The reic88ic88ic88ason was because he didn’t prepare himself.
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The interview was published after Ronaldo was handed a 30-day suspension and fined 255 euros (£215) by the Portuguese Football Federation for leaving Portugal’s international camp last month.
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Ten Hag was dismissed by Manchester United in October 2024, after winning the Carabao Cup in 2023 and the FA Cup in 2024.
He said he had wanted Manchester United to sign Frenkie de Jong, Harry Kane and Declan Rice, and had opposed Scott McTominay’s sale to Napoli in August 2024.
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Current head coach Michael Carrick said he felt supported by the op88club’s board.
“Yes. Why wouldn’t I?” Carrick said. “I’m in this position. I have a good relationship with everyone at the football club. There are really no issues and no problems with any of that side.”
Manchester United are without a win in six games in all competitions befsi88si88si88ore Wednesday’s Champions League match at Como.
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Carrick has not asked the club’s hierarchysi88si8888v for assurances about his future.
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