Inside Ten Hag’s humiliation of Cristiano Ronaldo with dressing room ban so strict youth player had to get his trainers
CRISTIANO RONALDO reportedly had to send a youth player to retrieve his trainers after being banned by Erik ten Hag from Manchester United’s dressing room.
The Red Devils parted ways with their Dutch manager on Monday after a disastrous start to the new season.
AFPCristiano Ronaldo sent a youngster to get his boots after being banned from Man Utd’s dressing room by Erik ten Hag[/caption]
Ten Hag won just four of his 14 games following last term’s FA Cup win.
And Sporting Lisbon’s Ruben Amorim now looks set to take charge at Old Trafford.
Ten Hag’s time at the club saw him clash with several players including Jadon Sancho, who was offloaded to Chelsea over the summer.
But his biggest battle came against Ronaldo in 2022.
The pair failed to see eye-to-eye before things came to a head in a major bust-up.
Ten Hag banished Ronnie from first-team proceedings.
And ESPN now claims that even the dressing room was off-limits for the iconic striker.
Indeed, he was once barred by staff from entering the area to retrieve a pair of trainers.
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And Ronaldo reportedly asked a youth player to go inside and get the offending shoes on his behalf.
This exile apparently did not go down well with United players, who felt Ten Hag went “too far” with his punishment.
Ronaldo left the club soon after when his contract was terminated.
And he spilled the beans on Ten Hag’s management style in an exclusive interview with The Sun columnist Piers Morgan.
Last month, Ronaldo once again hit out at the Dutchman over his time in the United hotseat.
Ronnie told Rio Ferdinand: “As I told you, Manchester, they need to rebuild everything, in my opinion.
“The coach, they say they cannot compete to win the League and Champions League.
“(As) Manchester United coach, you cannot say that you’re not going to fight to win the League or Champions League.
“You have to be, to mentally say, listen, maybe we don’t have that potential, but I cannot say that. We’re going to try. You have to try.”
Ten Hag’s Man Utd signings
The Dutchman has brought in 21 players since moving to Old Trafford in 2022
2022-23:
Antony, (Ajax) £86m
Casemiro, (Real Madrid) £70m
Lisandro Martinez, (Ajax) £46m
Tyrell Malacia, (Feyenoord) £13m
Christian Eriksen, (Brentford) free
Martin Dubravka, (Newcastle) loan
Wout Weghorst, (Burnley) loan
Jack Butland, (Crystal Palace) loan
Marcel Sabitzer, (Bayern Munich) loan
2023-24:
Rasmus Hojlund, (Atalanta) £72m
Mason Mount, (Chelsea) £60m
Andre Onana, (Inter Milan) £47m
Sofyan Amrabat, (Fiorentina) loan
Altay Bayindir, (Fenerbahce) £4.3m
Jonny Evans, (Leicester) free
Sergio Reguilon, (Tottenham) loan
2024-25:
Leny Yoro, (Lille) £52m
Manuel Ugarte, (Paris Saint-Germain) £50m
Matthijs de Ligt, (Bayern Munich) £45m
Joshua Zirkee, (Bologna) £36.5m
Noussair Mazraoui, (Bayern Munich) £12.8m
