Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire were dropped by Erik ten Hag in a two-hour Manchester United team meeting

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”. Ad TransfersManchester United and Chelsea face Toney battle — Paper Round21/08/2022 AT 05:50 Paper Round’s view: Fair enough. Ten Hag gave everyone in his underperforming squad the opportunity to speak out behind closed doors… and Ronaldo chose not to.

That seems like the Portuguese forward is lacking the desire and commitment to proving his new manager wrong and – as we saw on Monday – Ten Hag was proven correct in his decision. Ronaldo and Maguire were dropped to the bench and Manchester United got their first win of the season against long-term rivals, Liverpool, at Old Trafford. The only problem now is whether Ronaldo and Ten Hag can survive a season together.

Their relationship seems quite unstable, and it doesn’t feel like it will be resolved any time soon. Read the full story Never gonna give Fofana up Chelsea are preparing a fourth bid for Leicester City centre-back Wesley Fofana. The west London club have seen three previous offers for the Frenchman rejected by Leicester, who are demanding a world-record fee of £85 million for Fofana.