‘I feel betrayed’: Ronaldo opens up about his dire situation at Manchester United

“I feel betrayed“. The words are strong but at least Cristiano Ronaldo did not play the wooden tongues, perhaps to lighten his head before the World Cup in Qatar (November 20-December 18), but probably above all to try to find a solution in this impasse, the one that locks him in a deplorable situation at Manchester United.Weeks of ordeal where the Portuguese star plays very little, hardly scores and where the discomfort is felt from the stands of Old Trafford.

When Pierce Morgan asked the player if United management had tried to expel him, CR7 replied: “yes, not only the coach but also 2 or 3 other people from the club“before continuing”I feel betrayed. I felt betrayed this year but not only, last year too“.

Returning to “home” in 2021, to his Manchester United club, where the nugget had begun to surprise world football at the start of his career (2003-2009), Ronaldo has not become who he was.

“I don’t really understand what’s going on, since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson I haven’t seen any evolution in the club, progress is 0. For example, one of the important points, how the club has assumed it, they brought in someone new, Ralf Ragnick, which nobody understood. He’s not even a real coach“, launched Ronaldo before clutching again. “This choice of sports director surprised not only me but everyone. Nothing has changed here. Not just the jacuzzi, even the gyms, they are stopped in time which surprised me a lot“.

On Ten Hag: ‘I don’t have any respect for him because he didn’t show any for me’

In 2021, when the man with five Golden Balls was notably announced on the side of the rival, in Manchester City, Six Alex intervened: “He told me ‘it’s impossible for you to go to Manchester City’, I said ‘ok boss“, he explains. Ronaldo spoke at length about lifelong Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson.”Ferguson knows better than anyone that the club is not going the way it deserves. He knows it. Everyone knows it“, he continued.

In short, the former Real Madrid player has not been kind to his current club, which is struggling to return to the top clubs in Europe. “There are things inside that don’t help us reach the top level of City, Liverpool, and now even Arsenal. A club with this dimension should be at the top in my opinion and unfortunately they are not. […] but if they want to do things differently… they have to change many, many things“, added Ronaldo.

A situation that is not so simple either with Erik Ten Hag, the Mancunian coach. The world of football remembers that. At the end of October, Ronaldo had left the bench to join the locker room, frustrated. The Portuguese had been removed from the group following this, a symbol of discomfort with the Dutch coach. “I have no respect for him because he didn’t show any for me. If you don’t respect me, I’ll never have respect for you“, launched the striker in this regard.

This is enough to break or further maintain the unease between Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo. By hiding neither his dissatisfaction nor his frustration, the Portuguese may have just created an even stronger break with his club. Perhaps the best time for all to see him leave Manchester already next winter.