Erik ten Hag has moved to defend his decision to substitute Cristiano Ronaldo off during Manchester United's draw with Newcastle.
Ronaldo had started up-front at Old Trafford and had a goal disallowed by referee Craig Pawson. But in his only change of the game, Ten Hag opted to haul off the Portuguese superstar 18 minutes from time, replacing him with Marcus Rashford.
Despite the introduction of the Englishman though, the Red Devils failed to find a way past Nick Pope in the Magpies' goal. Ronaldo was visibly annoyed at being the man to be brought off, though Ten Hag insisted that it was the right decision.
