Cristiano Ronaldo says he feels 'betrayed" by Manchester United

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Portugal and Manchester United guardant Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo says helium feels "betrayed" by Manchester United and is being forced retired of the club.

Ronaldo promised successful August helium would springiness his mentation of beingness astatine Old Trafford aft failing to unafraid a determination distant from United to a nine playing successful the Champions League, arsenic helium had hoped.

The seasoned Portuguese has present breached his soundlessness successful a wide-ranging interrogation with Piers Morgan for TalkTV.

Manchester United person been asked for a effect to Ronaldo's claims.

When asked if United's hierarchy were trying to unit him retired of the club, Ronaldo said: "Yes, not lone the manager [Erik 10 Hag], but different 2 oregon 3 guys astir the club. I felt betrayed."

When quizzed again if elder nine executives were trying to oust him, the 37-year-old said: "I don't care. People should perceive to the truth.

"Yes, I felt betrayed and I felt similar immoderate radical don't privation maine here, not lone this twelvemonth but past twelvemonth too."

Ronaldo has not played due to the fact that of an unspecified unwellness since helium captained United successful their 3-1 decision astatine Aston Villa connected 6 November.

He was dropped for the Premier League crippled astatine Chelsea past period by Ten Hag aft refusing to travel connected arsenic a substitute against Tottenham 3 days earlier.

"I don't person respect for him due to the fact that helium doesn't amusement respect for me," Ronaldo told Morgan. "If you don't person respect for me, I'm ne'er gonna person respect for you."

The interrogation volition beryllium shown implicit 2 nights connected Wednesday and Thursday.

Ronaldo besides talks to Morgan astir the nonaccomplishment of his babe lad successful April and however touched helium was by a tribute paid to him by the Liverpool fans astatine a crippled against United astatine Anfield successful the days afterwards.

The full interrogation is 90 minutes agelong but Morgan has written a mentation for the Sun newspaper successful which it is wide the contempt Ronaldo has for however helium has recovered United since helium returned to the nine amid immense fanfare successful August 2021.

"I deliberation the fans should cognize the truth," helium says. "I privation the champion for the club. This is wherefore I travel to Manchester United.

"Since [former manager] Sir Alex [Ferguson] left, I saw nary improvement successful the club. Nothing had changed.

"I emotion Manchester United, I emotion the fans, they're ever connected my side. But if they privation to bash it different… they person to alteration many, galore things."

Ronaldo says his presumption of the nine is shared by Ferguson, who was pivotal successful his instrumentality to Old Trafford from Juventus erstwhile it appeared helium mightiness articulation Manchester City.

"He knows amended than anybody that the nine is not connected the way they merit to be," added Ronaldo.

"He knows. Everyone knows. The radical who don't spot that… it's due to the fact that they don't privation to see; they are blind."

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