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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Samuel Luckhurst

Erik ten Hag hits out at questions about Cristiano Ronaldo's early exit from Manchester United friendly

Erik ten Hag bristled at questions about Cristiano Ronaldo's decision to leave Manchester United's friendly against Rayo Vallecano early amid ongoing uncertainty over his future.

Ronaldo was the only player involved in the 1-1 draw against Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday who left the stadium before the final whistle, which Ten Hag described as "unacceptable" in an interview with a Dutch broadcaster in midweek.

It emerged a month ago that Ronaldo wants to leave United following their failure to qualify for the Champions League but Ten Hag was brusque on the topic of homing in on Ronaldo's exit when other first-team squad members had left around the same time.

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