Cristiano Ronaldo has been punished by Manchester United after leaving early on Wednesday in the match between the Red Devils and Tottenham. “He will not be part of the squad for the match against Chelsea on Saturday. The rest of the team is totally focused on this match", explained the club in an official statement posted on its website.
This is the measure that the English team has taken after consulting with the coach, Erik ten Hag, who on Wednesday night already announced that he would deal with Cristiano's matter this Thursday.
The Portuguese star, who tried to force his exit in the summer, spends many minutes on the bench, but he exploded by not playing a minute in the 2-0 victory against Tottenham.
Cristiano, who had spent a good part of the second half warming up, left with a minute to go in added time when he saw that he was not going to jump onto the pitch.
A new rudeness of the footballer after which he starred in preseason, when he was in full search of an exit. It is not the best way for the veteran striker to face what will surely be his last World Cup.
On the previous day he already showed his disagreement when he was substituted against Newcastle. It was his first game as a starter in the Premier League since August. Cristiano considers that the coach is disrespecting him. The Portuguese returned to Manchester United in the summer of 2021 but his second spell at the Old Trafford club is turning out to be a fiasco. He has only been a starter twice in the current Premier League and has scored a goal. On the other hand, he has started in the four Europa League games, a competition in which he also scores a goal.
