It is a short statement that Manchester United released on Monday in response to Cristiano Ronaldo’s interview with The Sun. The club capturing media coverage of the interview says it “will consider a response after all the facts have been clarified”.
Our focus remains on preparing for the second half of the season and continuing the momentum, belief and unity that is being built between the players, coach, staff and fans.
In the interview with journalist Piers Morgan, Ronaldo spared no one and accused trainer Erik ten Hag of trying to force his departure.
“Manchester United tried to force me out. Not only the manager, but also two or three other people around the club. I felt betrayed and I felt that other people didn’t want me at the club either. Not just this season but last season.” year too,” Ronaldo said in the 90-minute interview.
The Portugal international says he has turned into a “black sheep” who has been blamed for everything.
He made it clear about the coach: “I don’t respect him because he doesn’t respect me,” Ronaldo shot. “If you don’t respect me, I will never respect you,” said the 37-year-old Portuguese.
He also spared no criticism with regard to the previous coach, the German Ralf Rangnick. “If you’re not even a manager, how can you be the boss of Manchester United? I’d never heard of him.”
The player explains that since Alex Ferguson left the club, he has not seen any evolution at Manchester United. “Progress has been zero,” he indicated. “He [Ferguson] knows better than anyone that the club is not on the right track. He knows it, everyone knows it,” he added.
Piers Morgan, the journalist who interviewed Cristiano Ronaldo for England’s newspaper The Sun, revealed this Monday that it was the Portugal international who requested the interview and that the footballer wanted to “tell the truth”, even knowing the shock his statements could cause. cause .
Source: DN
