Erik ten Hag

The Red Devils host Brighton in their first game of the Premier League season at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, but wantaway star Ronaldo will have to ...

The Portuguese forward has openly stated his desire to leave the club this summer The defeat saw new Dutch boss Erik ten Hag begin his tenure as United boss with a defeat The Red Devils suffered a 2-1 defeat against Brighton, handing the new boss his first reverse in his first game of the Premier League season at Old Trafford.

The 37-year-old has been previously accused of undermining past Manchester United managers and could be on course to do the same to Erik ten Hag in the ...

Solskjaer's persistence with Ronaldo led to some claiming he had lost his authority in the dressing room and was now bending to the whim of his most high-profile player. He also told him that he has come here to win trophies and that United need to play their most important players in all of the games." Yet, with limited game-time under his belt, he has told Ten Hag he wants to play against the Seagulls on Sunday.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has broken his silence on why he has decided not to include Cristiano Ronaldo in his starting lineup for Sunday's ...

However, named among the substitutes, Ronaldo could be thrust into action later on in the afternoon, depending on how the game plays out, and it will be incredibly interesting to see the kind of reception the Portuguese forward receives from the home fans. After missing out on the club’s pre-season tour of Australia, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner was always likely to miss out on starting on Sunday, and that has now been confirmed. The Dutch tactician, who took over on a permanent basis from former interim boss Ralf Rangnick earlier this summer, is set to make his competitive debut, and will do so on the Old Trafford touchline later on Sunday.

Roy Keane believes it is common sense for Erik ten Hag to leave Cristiano Ronaldo out of his first starting XI as Manchester United, simply due to the ...

‘He only started training last week and has only had 45 minutes on the pitch. ‘I think there’s obviously issues going on in the background and they’ve got a few weeks to look at that. ‘I don’t care how well you look after yourself, you need more than that over the course of pre-season.

From shouting 'f*** you!' to Mourinho to falling out with Benitez over a USB stick... Ronaldo's biggest managerial bust ups after United boss Ten Hag slammed ...

Sarri, however, was keen to take more caution and in November 2019 he substituted the 37-year-old in back-to-back games. He even refused to say he was the best player at Real Madrid. The logic was there, but not in Ronaldo's mind. I said, "listen, I have to take the decision in the interests of the team and the club".' Ronaldo then spotted Santos, 67, approaching and began shouting and gesticulating furiously with his arms towards him. He seemingly tried to protest the substitution with Ferguson, before slapping his coat out of the hands of a coach as he came off, shaking his head in dismay on the bench. 'He was asking me "why me, why do you take me off?" The bond between Ronaldo and Sir Alex Ferguson - the man who first signed him for Manchester United in 2003 - is known to be extremely strong, with the legendary boss intervening to persuade the forward away from a move to Man City last summer. One of the first things Benitez did was upset Ronaldo by not saying he was the best player in the world. 'There were a lot more who went home. 'It's unacceptable for everybody,' he said. The 37-year-old muttered his frustrations to his team-mates and was captured sulking on the bench for the rest of the game despite United seeing out the win.

The Dutch manager's tenure at Old Trafford got off to a poor start with a 2–1 loss.

The offside flag was up against Ronaldo, but replays hinted he had stayed onside. United continued to push forward but never came close to an equalizer as Brighton held on for a first win at Old Trafford in the club’s history. United looked vulnerable in defense—with Pascal Gross scoring twice in the first half to put Brighton in control—and toothless in attack until Cristiano Ronaldo came on early in the second half.