Ten Hag to deal with Ronaldo after early exit down tunnel

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag says he will deal with Cristiano Ronaldo on Thursday after the Portuguese walked down the tunnel before the end of the 2-0 win over Tottenham.

Ronaldo was named on the bench against Spurs and saw his team-mates take control of the game thanks to second-half 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 said.

"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."

He added: "I have seen him (leaving), I didn't speak to him after. I will deal with that tomorrow.

"Today I enjoyed the performance. We are celebrating this victory and now we have to recover from this and we have a big game against Chelsea, the Premier League is so exciting.”

It is little surprise that Ten Hag did not turn to Ronaldo after describing his side's win as the best performance of the season.

United overpowered 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.

Ten Hag added: "I am pleased with the team,