The story behind Ronaldo being dropped The Sun reveal that Cristiano Ronaldo and club captain Harry Maguire found out they would not be starting against fierce rivals Liverpool in a two-hour team meeting last Thursday.
New head coach Erik ten Hag called for a team meeting and “urged” his squad to “air any grievances”. The Dutch boss then announced his decision to drop Ronaldo and Maguire – and the Sun state that the Portugal international did not speak throughout the session.
The report goes on to say that Ten Hag is “sick of the Ronaldo circus” and he was “particularly angry” after the 37-year-old “promised he would soon deliver a tell-all interview”.
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