Just two weeks ago Cristiano Ronaldo vowed to make a change. His petulant decision to refuse to come on against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League while the Reds enjoyed one of their best performances of the season, was hugely disappointing.
For Erik ten Hag it was the straw that broke the camel's back. Ronaldo was banished from first-team training and did not travel with the squad to face Chelsea. In the aftermath of the controversy it appeared that the Portuguese star might have learnt his lesson.
Taking to Instagram, Ronaldo went for the cap-in-hand approach, apologising to the fanbase: "I started very young, the older and most experienced players examples were always very important to me.
