A day after Cristiano Ronaldo walked off the pitch before the final whistle during his team’s 2-0 win over Tottenham, Manchester United has removed the star forward from the first-team squad for the upcoming match against Chelsea, manager Erik ten Hag confirmed on Thursday.
“Cristiano Ronaldo will not be part of the Manchester United squad for this Saturday’s Premier League game against Chelsea,” the statement read. “The rest of the squad is fully focused on preparing for that fixture.”
ten Hag’s actions reportedly go beyond that as well. According to The Athletic, Ronaldo has been banished from training with the first team and made to train alone for the time being, with the premature tunnel exit just part of the issue. He also is said to have refused to come on as a substitute.
