Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, has left Cristiano Ronaldo out of his squad for their trip to Chelsea this weekend.
An official club statement on Thursday confirmed this.
It read: “Cristiano Ronaldo will not be part of the Manchester United squad for this Saturday’s Premier League game against Chelsea.
“The rest of the squad is fully focused on preparing for that fixture.”
Ronaldo left Old Trafford before the final whistle as Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 on Wednesday, and he was not present when manager Erik ten Hag and the players returned to the dressing room.
He was seen leaving his seat on the bench and walking down the tunnel before the end of the match on Wednesday night.
The striker got changed and had already left the stadium before the full-time whistle.
Ten Hag said he would “deal with” Ronaldo on Thursday, saying that he preferred to talk about the performance of his team in the immediate aftermath of the game.
Ronaldo, 37, was named on the bench against Tottenham, and Ten Hag still had two available substitutions when Ronaldo decided to leave the pitch. He was seen leaving in the 90th minute, before four minutes of stoppage time had been played.
Ten Hag said afterwards: “I don’t pay attention [to that] today; we will deal with that tomorrow [Thursday].
