Frustrated not to enter against Tottenham, Cristiano Ronaldo leaves in the middle of the match

This story is getting terribly awkward. Left on the bench again by Erik ten Hag on Wednesday during Manchester United’s fine victory over Tottenham (2-0), the Portuguese made a big splash in worldview. Pretending to warm up along the sideline when there were only a few minutes left to play, CR7 continued on his way into the tunnel leading to the locker room, under dumbfounded eyes – and a few insults, also – supporters of the Red Devils.

According to the British press, Cristiano Ronaldo would not even have returned to the locker room but would have walked straight out of Old Trafford, in Eric Cartman mode in South Park: “Fuck you and I’m going home. Frustrated at not being part of the plans of the Dutch coach, who seems to have found the winning formula without him after a complicated start to the season (MU is in 5th place, four points from the podium), the fallen Manchester star drags his spleen and embarrass the club.

Not the first time that CR7 has made blood sausage

Asked about this exit out of the nails of his attacker, ten Hag sent the file. “I’ll deal with it tomorrow, not today,” he said. Today we celebrate this victory and we have to recover for Saturday [match à Chelsea] “.

Ronaldo is not his first gap this season. After doing everything to leave the club and missing the pre-season preparation with his teammates, Ronaldo finally fell into line. But in his first game of the season, in a friendly at Old Trafford against Rayo Vallecano, he had already left the stadium before the final whistle, irritated by his replacement at half-time.