Did Cristiano Ronaldo apologise to Man Utd?
FT Desk
- Updated: 30 Oct 2022 14:50 GMT
- 3 min read
Erik ten Hag has refused to confirm or deny whether Cristiano Ronaldo apologised to him and the club for refusing to come on as a substitute.
Ronaldo hit the headlines last week when he refused to come on as a late substitute during the win over Tottenham.
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He subsequently walked down the tunnel and returned to the changing room before the game even ended.
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This led to him being banished from the first-team squad ahead of the following game with Chelsea in London, a 1-1 draw.
Ronaldo was reintegrated into the first team squad this week, even starting and scoring in the 3-0 win over Sheriff in the Europa League on Thursday.
It was reported that Ronaldo was reintegrated after he apologised to Ten Hag and Man Utd for his behaviour.
But Ten Hag has refused to confirm or deny whether that was the case.
What did Ten Hag say?
“Did Cristiano Ronaldo apologize? Enough said on that, I gave enough explanations,” Ten Hag said on Sunday.
“We are happy that he’s here, Cristiano is an important player.
“On Thursday he scored and we are happy about that. He can even be more important.”
Ronaldo is expected to feature on Sunday as Man Utd host West Ham in the Premier League.
A win for United will take them into the top four above Chelsea.
It was a good weekend for the Red Devils as Chelsea lost 4-1 at Brighton, while Liverpool lost at home to Leeds.
Even Tottenham were fortunate to win as they scored in the 90th minute to claim a 3-2 comeback over Bournemouth
