Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted feeling "humiliated" by Manchester United's decision to suspend him - and says the situation was made worse by having to explain it to his son Cristiano Jr.
United chiefs including manager Erik ten Hag opted to punish Ronaldo by banning him from playing any part in the fixture against Chelsea, which came three days after his tantrum against Tottenham. Ronaldo was also banished from the training ground over the incident, having refused to come on as a substitute in the dying minutes vs Spurs, before storming down the tunnel and out of the stadium before the final whistle had blown.
But whilst he accepted he was in the wrong, Ronaldo feels the punishment was too harsh and suggested it was all part of a wider ploy from United to test his patience. Speaking in his bombshell interview with Piers Morgan on Talk TV, Ronaldo said: "I think it was a strategy from the club for me to react that way.
