Ten Hag: Ronaldo refused to enter game as sub

Manchester United manager Erik 10 Hag has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo refused to travel connected arsenic a substitute against Tottenham Hotspur.

Ronaldo was seen leaving the seat earlier the extremity of the 2-0 triumph implicit Spurs connected Wednesday and aboriginal near the stadium earlier Ten Hag and the United squad had returned to the dressing room.

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Speaking astatine a quality league connected Friday, Ten Hag confirmed Ronaldo refused to travel connected arsenic precocious substitute successful the game, prompting the manager to driblet the 37-year-old from the squad to look Chelsea connected Saturday.

Asked whether Ronaldo refused to travel connected arsenic a substitute against Tottenham, Ten Hag replied: "Yes."

Ten Hag added that Ronaldo had already been warned astir his behaviour aft he was spotted leaving Old Trafford earlier the extremity of the preseason affable with Rayo Vallecano successful July.

"I americium the manager and I americium liable for the apical athletics civilization present and I person to acceptable standards and values and I person to power them," helium added.

"We are a squad and successful the team, we person values and standards and I person to power that. After Rayo Vallecano, I told [him] it was unacceptable but helium was not the lone one, but that is for everyone truthful erstwhile it's the 2nd time, determination volition beryllium consequences.

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"I sent a informing astatine the commencement of the season, adjacent clip determination has to beryllium consequences. Football is simply a squad athletics and you person to fulfil definite standards. And I person to power it."

Ronaldo trained unsocial with fittingness coaches connected Friday and won't beryllium portion of the squad for the crippled against Chelsea astatine Stamford Bridge connected Saturday.

He is expected to rejoin the main radical connected Monday up of the Europa League necktie against FC Sheriff astatine Old Trafford connected Thursday and Ten Hag said the Portugal guardant remains "an important player."

"The talks are betwixt Cristiano and me," said Ten Hag, who volition besides beryllium without Anthony Martial against Chelsea arsenic helium continues his betterment from a backmost injury.

"We volition miss him tomorrow. It's a miss for the squad but it's important for the cognition and mentality of the radical and present we person to absorption connected Chelsea arsenic that is important. He remains an important portion of the squad."