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Rob DawsonCorrespondent
Manchester United person been near furious astatine Cristiano Ronaldo's explosive onslaught connected the club and manager Erik 10 Hag, sources person told ESPN.
United are peculiarly aggravated astatine the timing of the interrogation with Piers Morgan, during which Ronaldo said helium "doesn't respect" Ten Hag, coming conscionable hours aft the squad had made a constituent of demonstrating their squad tone and togetherness pursuing the melodramatic aboriginal victor astatine Fulham.
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United person truthful acold refused to remark connected the interrogation with sources telling ESPN they are keen to support the accent connected what they judge was a important triumph astatine Craven Cottage, secured acknowledgment to Alejandro Garnacho's stoppage-time goal.
Privately, however, the nine are disputing a fig of points raised by Ronaldo.
The 37-year-old claims United and Ten Hag wanted to "force him out" successful the summertime but sources person told ESPN that during the transportation window, United were made alert that the striker's representatives were actively looking for a determination away.
United person besides taken contented with Ronaldo's assertion that their Carrington grooming basal has not been updated since helium was past astatine Old Trafford.
Sources person told ESPN that the pool, canteen and betterment areas person each been revamped portion much than £200,000 was spent to physique a state-of-the-art investigation and gathering country astatine the circumstantial petition of Ten Hag.
Sources person told ESPN that United volition permission Ten Hag to woody with Ronaldo's latest indiscretion with the backing of shot manager John Murtough and main enforcement Richard Arnold.
Ten Hag took the pb erstwhile Ronaldo refused to look arsenic a substitute against Tottenham successful October, choosing to suspend the Portugal planetary from archetypal squad grooming and making him unavailable for the 1-1 gully with Chelsea.
Some sources adjacent to the nine judge Ronaldo's interrogation is designed arsenic a "power play" to unit a determination distant from Old Trafford successful January portion besides negotiating a fiscal colony for the remaining months of his contract, which runs until June. United person been unfastened to letting Ronaldo permission for escaped since the summertime but person been reluctant to hold to a pay-off.
Sources person told ESPN that United lone received 1 connection from Saudi Arabia during the transportation model contempt reported involvement from Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Napoli and Atletico Madrid.