United have not yet responded to Ronaldo’s allegations. Ronaldo had returned to United in August 2021 on a two-year deal from Juventus, the club with whom he won eight major trophies from 2003 to 2009. In an interview with Piers Morgan for TalkTV published on Sunday, when asked if they were trying to oust him from the club, he replied: “Yeah, not just the manager but two or three other guys at the club club. I felt betrayed.”
Because Ronaldo, who was rarely used by Ten Hag in the Premier League, had gone into the dressing room early as a substitute in the game against Tottenham at the end of October, he was not in the squad for the next match against Chelsea. After a discussion with Ten Hag, however, he returned to the Europa League and also scored in the finish there. Now the 37-year-old, who will captain Portugal at the World Cup in Qatar, said of Ten Hag: “I have no respect for him because he shows no respect for me. If you don’t respect me, I never will for him To have respect.”
Ronaldo also stated United did not support him when his daughter was hospitalized in July. He said the club distrusted him and lacked empathy when he failed to show up for pre-season training on time. “I think the fans should know the truth,” Ronaldo said.
But the Portuguese didn’t hide his displeasure with his club’s decisions in sport either: “I want the best for the club. That’s why I came to Manchester United,” he said. “But there are some internals that don’t help (us) reach a top level like (city rivals EManchester) City, Liverpool and even now Arsenal(…) a club of this magnitude should be at the top in my opinion , and unfortunately he doesn’t.”
Ronaldo’s judgment of the German Ralf Rangnick, whom United brought in last season as a short-term successor to coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, a former team-mate of the Portuguese, was also unflattering. Rangnick, in turn, was replaced by Ten Hag after just a few months – and is now the coach of the Austrian national team.
“After the club sacked Ole, they bring in Ralf Rangnick, which no one understands,” Ronaldo said. “This guy isn’t even a manager. A big club like Manchester United brings a sporting director who surprises not only me but the whole world.” In fact, Rangnick has a coaching license and has been working for a wide variety of clubs for almost 40 years, including Schalke 04 and RB Leipzig and as “Head of Sport and Development Soccer” at Red Bull in Salzburg.
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