This the same Erik ten Hag Piers Morgan takes shot at Manchester United manager following Cristiano Ronaldo comments

This the same Erik ten Hag Piers Morgan takes shot at Manchester United manager following Cristiano Ronaldo comments

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This the same Erik ten Hag - Piers Morgan takes shot at Manchester United manager following Cristiano Ronaldo comments

Piers Morgan hits out at Erik ten Hag following Cristiano Ronaldo comments Piers Morgan has taken a jibe at manager Erik ten Hag following the Dutchman's comments on . The Red Devils boss opened up about the Portuguese superstar's antics at Old Trafford during his side's encounter against Tottenham Hotspur on October 20. In yet another Premier League fixture, Cristiano Ronaldo was left on the bench by Ten Hag and was unused throughout the game. In a petulant display of anger, the former Real Madrid forward left the stadium before the final whistle blew. Erik ten Hag: "Yes, Cristiano Ronaldo refused to come on against Tottenham".

"There has to be consequences. It is important for the attitude and mentality of the group".Erik ten Hag: "Yes, Cristiano Ronaldo refused to come on against Tottenham". "There has to be consequences. It is important for the attitude and mentality of the group". The Dutch boss has now revealed that Ronaldo was in fact called upon to feature in the final minutes of the game but refused to do so. Ahead of United's fixture against on Saturday (October 22), Ten Hag said (via ): "I am the manager, I am responsible for the top sport culture here and I have to set standards and values and I have to control them. We are a team and in the team we have values and standards and I have to control that. " Referring to Cristiano Ronaldo previously leaving Old Trafford in Manchester United's summer friendly against Rayo Vallecano, he added: “After Rayo Vallecano I told [him] it was unacceptable but he was not the only one. But that is for everyone, so when it’s the second time there will be consequences." He continued: "That is now what we did. We miss him tomorrow, it’s a miss for us, for the squad, but I think it’s important for the attitude and mentality of the group and now we have to focus on Chelsea as that is the most important thing.”

Piers Morgan aims dig at Manchester United boss following Cristiano Ronaldo comments

Ten Hag's words clearly did not sit well with the English television presenter, as he took to to express his anger. In response to the Dutchman's comments, Morgan said: "This the same Erik ten Hag who said he didn’t bring Cristiano on for last few minutes of game vs City ‘out of respect’ for him’ ?" This the same Erik ten Hag who said he didn’t bring on for last few minutes of game vs City ‘out of respect’ for him’ ? Erik ten Hag has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo refused to come on as a substitute against Tottenham:

"Yes, Cristiano Ronaldo refused to come on against Tottenham. There has to be consequences. It is important for the attitude and mentality of the group".Erik ten Hag has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo refused to come on as a substitute against Tottenham: "Yes, Cristiano Ronaldo refused to come on against Tottenham. There has to be consequences. It is important for the attitude and mentality of the group". This the same Erik ten Hag who said he didn’t bring on for last few minutes of game vs City ‘out of respect’ for him’ ? Morgan posted other tweets as well disparaging Ten Hag for his decision to bench Cristiano Ronaldo in the game against Spurs. One of which urged the Portuguese superstar to leave Manchester United as soon as possible."Disgraceful. Ten Hag once again opting to humiliate the greatest footballer in history & Utd’s top scorer last season… Cristiano should find another club asap where they treat him with the respect he’s earned." Paul Merson predicts the result of Newcastle vs Chelsea and other EPL GW 16 fixtures! Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found
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