Erik ten Hag 'will deal' with Cristiano Ronaldo after early exit down tunnel

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says he will speak with Cristiano Ronaldo on Thursday after the Portuguese stormed down the tunnel before the end of the team's 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur.

Ronaldo was named among the substitutes as United dominated their opponents and cruised to victory thanks to second-half goals from as goals from Fred and Bruno Fernandes.

After Ten Hag had made it clear he would not be coming on, Ronaldo made a quick exit, which could land him in hot water.

“I don’t pay attention to that, I will deal with that tomorrow,” the Dutchman told Amazon Prime Video.

“I want to keep the focus on the team, it was a magnificent performance from all the 11 players.

“It was a performance also from the subs that came on. It was a squad performance. We deal with that tomorrow.

“What we have seen today was 11 players who defend, 11 players who attack, there was a lot of dynamic.

“I am pleased with that. I will not say I am satisfied because good is not good enough, that has to be the standard at Manchester United.”

United turned in their best performance of the season to overpower a poor Tottenham side and would have won by a far bigger margin had Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris not put in an inspired display.

In the end, Fred’s deflected effort 76 seconds after the restart and Fernandes’ sweet finish was enough for the three points, which follows home wins over Liverpool and Arsenal.

MANCHESTER UNITED RATINGS: David de Gea 7 - By far the quieter goalkeeper in the first half when Spurs didn’t have a shot on target and United had 19. Alert and obviously happy with a clean sheet, but the action was at the other end.

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Ten Hag added: “I am pleased with the team, I think it was the best team performance so far