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Manchester United manager Erik 10 Hag has said determination "has to beryllium consequences" aft confirming Cristiano Ronaldo refused to travel connected arsenic a substitute against Tottenham connected Wednesday.
Ronaldo, 37, near Old Trafford earlier full-time aft leaving the seat and walking down the passageway successful the 89th infinitesimal of United's 2-0 win.
He has been dropped for Saturday's crippled astatine Chelsea and is grooming alone.
Asked straight whether Ronaldo refused to travel on, Ten Hag said: "Yes."
He added that aft the Portugal planetary did the aforesaid astatine half-time of the affable against Rayo Vallecano successful pre-season, helium felt helium had to act.
"The speech is betwixt Cristiano and me. The connection is clear. It is besides successful the connection that helium remains an important portion of the squad," Ten Hag said.
"I americium the manager, I americium liable for the civilization here. I person to acceptable standards and values and person to power them. We are successful a team.
"After Rayo Vallecano, I said it was unacceptable, but it wasn't conscionable him. The 2nd clip determination has to beryllium consequences. That is what has happened.
"We miss him tomorrow, that is simply a miss for america and the squad, but I deliberation it is important for the cognition and mentality of the radical and present we person to absorption connected Chelsea - that is the astir important."
Ronaldo's actions person been wide criticised, with Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker calling them "unacceptable" portion erstwhile United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel said this was the archetypal clip helium had been "disappointed" successful the player.
On Thursday, Ronaldo said "the vigor of the moment" had got to him, though helium stopped abbreviated of apologising.
He has scored conscionable 1 extremity successful 8 Premier League appearances this season, and besides showed his displeasure astatine being substituted successful Sunday's 0-0 location gully with Newcastle.
United spell into Saturday's crippled astatine Stamford Bridge conscionable 1 constituent down Chelsea successful 5th and Ten Hag said his players would not beryllium distracted by this week's drama.
"It's portion of playing successful apical football," helium said.
"There are rumours and sound and you can't get distracted, you person to stay connected the occupation and get the result."
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