Jamie Carragher has rubbished claims that Erik ten Hag made a mistake by not sending on Cristiano Ronaldo during the Manchester derby.
Superstar striker Ronaldo watched on from the substitutes' bench as Manchester United suffered a heavy 6-3 defeat by Manchester City on Sunday afternoon. Ten Hag used his full allocation of five substitutes throughout the match but only brought on one attacker, Anthony Martial, who scored a second-half double.
The Red Devils manager later explained that he chose to leave Ronaldo on the bench "out of respect for his big career", suggesting it would have been below the five-time Ballon d'Or winner to feature on such a humiliating day for United. Nonetheless, many fans and pundits were baffled by the decision not to unleash the Portuguese against City as the visitors chased the game at the Etihad.
