Cristiano Ronaldo: Watch How Manchester United Star Clashed With Erik ten Hag Before Walking Off The Pitch

Cristiano Ronaldo: Watch How Manchester United Star Clashed With Erik ten Hag Before Walking Off The Pitch

Martin Moses
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:15 PM
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  • Cristiano Ronaldo seemingly exchanged a few words with his manager Erik ten Hag, before walking off the pitch
  • The infamous incident during the Tottenham Hotspur game saw Ronaldo banned from training with other first-team players
  • New footage has captured the moments before Ronaldo was seen walking off the pitch before the full-time whistle

New footage has shown the key moments of the latest fallout between Cristiano Ronaldo and Erik ten Hag.

Ronaldo refused to come on during Manchester United's clash against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford, before walking off the pitch.

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Cristiano Ronaldo warms up ahead of Manchester United's clash against Tottenham Hotspur on October 19. Photo by Alex Pantling.
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The incident drew widespread reactions, with ten Hag moving swiftly to drop Ronaldo from first-team training.

A video has now shown how ten Hag wanted to bring on Ronaldo in the closing stages. Ten Hag walked up to where Ronaldo was seated and is seen in a conversation with the striker.

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Ronaldo then appears to gesture to ten Hag in what people have read as his refusal to come on. The head coach returns to the touchline and a few moments later, Ronaldo climbs down from the dugout before resting momentarily on United's logo just below the bench.

He then shakes hands with Jadon Sancho and Casemiro, who had just been substituted, before walking off the pitch.

Ten Hag admitted in a press conference that Ronaldo indeed refused to come on. He was dropped from United's subsequent game against Chelsea, which they drew 1-1.

Ronaldo and ten Hag set to hold crunch talks

Sports Brief had earlier reported that Cristiano Ronaldo's feud with Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag last week was arguably the most talked about topic in world football.

The 37-year-old walked off the pitch before the end of Man United's match against Tottenham Hotspur, sparking mixed reactions from fans, pundits and former United players.

Ten Hag later confirmed that the Portuguese star had refused to come on against Spurs and was consequently banished from the first team, including getting axed for the Chelsea game on October 22.

The Dutch tactician held an important conversation with the legendary forward in the days to follow, and had to decide if he would be allowed into the team for this week's games.

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Martin Moses is a sports journalist with over five years of experience in media. He graduated from Multimedia University of Kenya (Bachelor of Journalism, 2017-2021)
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