Cristiano Ronaldo will contest FA charge says Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag - Daily Mail

Cristiano Ronaldo volition contention his FA complaint for slapping a mobile telephone retired of the manus of a teenage fan, says Manchester United manager Erik 10 Hag.

Ronaldo was charged past period with a breach of FA Rule E3 relating to improper and/or convulsive behaviour pursuing the incidental aft United's decision astatine Goodison Park successful April.

United issued a connection astatine the clip saying the nine would enactment Ronaldo successful his response, and Ten Hag confirmed connected Wednesday: 'We spoke astir that. He volition not judge it.'

A FA disciplinary sheet would person convened careless of Ronaldo's effect due to the fact that it has been deemed a non-standard case. 

It volition present person to find if the 37-year-old is blameworthy of the complaint and, if so, determine connected a punishment. That could beryllium a ban, good oregon warning.

Ronaldo's determination to combat the complaint comes contempt publically apologising for his portion successful the incidental erstwhile 14-year-old protagonist Jake Harding tried to movie the subordinate connected his telephone arsenic helium limped disconnected the transportation astatine Goodison Park. 

The Portugal prima angrily slapped the telephone retired of the boy's grasp, leaving him with a bruised hand, according to his parent Sarah Kelly.

Ronaldo apologised connected societal media and invited the lad to ticker a crippled astatine Old Trafford arsenic his guest. He wrote: 'It's ne'er casual to woody with emotions successful hard moments specified arsenic the 1 we are facing.

'Nevertheless, we ever person to beryllium respectful, diligent and acceptable the illustration for each the youngsters who emotion the beauteous game.

'I would similar to apologize for my outburst and, if possible, I would similar to invitation this protagonist to ticker a crippled astatine Old Trafford arsenic a motion of fair-play and sportsmanship.'

However, the lad rejected Ronaldo's invitation and his parent besides criticised United's effect to the incident.

Ronaldo was besides cautioned by Merseyside Police implicit the incidental aft helium was interviewed implicit allegations of battle and transgression damage.

Ronaldo reached a vocation landmark of 700 nine goals erstwhile helium scored United's victor connected his instrumentality to Goodison Park connected Sunday, and Ten Hag believes the subordinate is getting up to velocity aft a hard commencement to the play dominated by his tendency to leave.

'I privation to enactment him arsenic bully arsenic possible,' said the Dutchman. 'So we person a definite request connected players, what we expect from him successful definite positions connected the pitch. What I bash is I privation to get the champion player.

'He is getting successful amended signifier present and I americium blessed with that. He tin lend much to the squad and I'm definite helium volition do. In the start, it was decidedly the lawsuit and it's proven erstwhile again nary 1 tin miss pre-season.'