{"id":1281374,"date":"2022-10-05T19:19:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T18:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1281374"},"modified":"2022-10-05T19:20:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T18:20:36","slug":"erik-ten-hag-cristiano-ronaldo-not-happy","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/erik-ten-hag-cristiano-ronaldo-not-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHe’s p*ssed off\u201d \u2014 Erik ten Hag admits Cristiano Ronaldo is not happy with restricted Man Utd role"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has conceded that Cristiano Ronaldo is “p*ssed off” at having fallen down the pecking order at Old Trafford.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Portuguese sensation cut a dejected figure on the bench during Sunday’s Manchester Derby as Ten Hag’s men were comprehensibly torn asunder by Man City, losing 6-3, with Ronaldo cold-shouldered by his manager as he failed to enter the fray.<\/p>\n

His appearance on the sidelines has been a continuous theme throughout Ten Hag’s early reign in the North West, starting just the single game, which came in Man Utd’s only other Premier League capitulation this term against Brentford.<\/p>\n

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Cristiano Ronaldo news: Why is Man Utd star “p*ssed off”?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Ten Hag has admitted that Ronaldo is “p*ssed off” due to his lack of minutes in the Premier League (click here for full quotes<\/a>).<\/li>\n
  • Ronaldo was an unused substitute in the club’s 6-3 defeat in the Manchester Derby on Sunday.<\/li>\n
  • The Portuguese has started just one Premier League game this season and come off the bench five times.<\/li>\n
  • Ronaldo is set to start in Man Utd’s UEL match against Omonia, and Sky Bet are offering odds of 3\/1 for him to have 4+ shots on target<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Ronaldo attempted to engineer a move away from Man Utd in the summer but a sale ultimately failed to transpire. And now, he finds himself on the periphery of first-team action, the nadir of which came on Sunday as Ten Hag overlooked him <\/a>altogether.<\/p>\n

    “He’s pissed off at not playing. But he is training well,” Ten Hag told reporters. ”I don’t see he is unhappy. He is happy, training well, everyone is.”<\/span><\/p>\n

    A video surfaced of a beaming Ronaldo laughing with his team-mates in training ahead of Man Utd’s Europa League showdown with Omonia Nicosia, reinforcing Ten Hag’s notion that the ageing superstar isn’t kicking up a stink behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

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    Cristiano Ronaldo was in good spirits at #MUFC<\/a> training this morning pic.twitter.com\/CERpd7dFS7<\/a><\/p>\n

    — Simon Peach (@SimonPeach) October 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n