
Steve McClaren, Erik ten Hag’s assistant at Manchester United, has explained how the Dutch boss’s insistence that it was Cristiano Ronaldo’s job to press ultimately led to his acrimonious exit from Old Trafford in 2022.
Having been benched by the hard-lined coach, Ronaldo went public with his dislike towards Ten Hag, who won the battle as United reached an agreement to terminate the Portugal superstar’s contract before a switch to Al Nassr.