All eyes were on him and one question still remains unanswered. Where will Cristiano Ronaldo play next season? For the resumption of the Premier League, Erik ten Hag has decided to bench his star against Brighton this Sunday (1-2). “He only returned to training last week, he only has 45 minutes in his legs, he is not on the physical level of the other players and in the Premier League, we saw him this weekend, he you have to be 100% “, justified the Dutchman for Sky Sports.
And the five-time Ballon d’Or showed his displeasure on the edge of the sidelines. The sulky pout and the saddened mine, the striker of Manchester United could not contain his disappointment on the opening of the score of Pascal Gross (0-1, 30th). He then left for the warm-up in the 40th minute after the Brighton player’s double (0-2, 39th).
Coming into play at the start of the second period in place of Fred (53rd), the former glory of Real Madrid could have been quickly decisive, but Marcus Rashford lost his duel against Robert Sanchez (60th). The Portuguese didn’t make a difference as he struggled to be found by his teammates.
Ronaldo’s behavior annoys
Wishing to leave Manchester United to play in the Champions League, Ronaldo had a complicated start to the summer: he missed his family’s tour of Asia and Oceania, officially for family problems, and returned to Carrington (note: the training center), accompanied by his famous agent, Jorge Mendes to put pressure on the club.
But that’s not all. After playing his first minutes of the season against Rayo Vallecano last week (1-1), the Lusitano gunner left Old Trafford before the final whistle, earning him criticism from Erik ten Hag: “I certainly don’t condone that. This is unacceptable to everyone. We are a team and we have to stay until the end”.
With this defeat against Brighton, Manchester United begins its championship in the worst possible way. And the future of CR7 in the North of England seems to be darkening more and more.