Former Manchester United star Roy Keane called the Portuguese’s treatment ‘disrespectful’. The five-time Golden Ball remained on the substitute bench throughout the humiliation inflicted by City (6-3).
Placed on the bench of substitutes throughout the meeting by Erik Ten Hag, Cristiano Ronaldo, helpless, saw his Manchester United being crushed by a City of the great days (6-3).
Roy Keane, who became a Sky Sports consultant, did not appreciate the choice made by the Dutch coach, stating that it was “a lack of respect” while Erik ten Hag, on the contrary, justified the suspension. away from Ronaldo “out of respect for his immense career”.
“I think United disrespect him, said Roy Keane. He should have been sold before the transfer market closed. Okay, when you’re a manager you need options. But you don’t retain Ronaldo for sit on the bench. He’s one of the greatest players of all time (…) This situation is just going to get uglier as the season goes on. They should have let him leaving, he had options. Keeping him for the bench, I think is ridiculous for a player of his stature.”
After having been looking for a club competing in the Champions League and having suffered only refusals, Ronaldo is having a very difficult start to the season and his place as holder is more than ever in question.
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