{"id":27611,"date":"2022-11-18T16:24:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T16:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/man-utd-taking-appropriate-steps-over-ronaldo"},"modified":"2022-11-18T16:24:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T16:24:36","slug":"man-utd-taking-appropriate-steps-over-ronaldo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/man-utd-taking-appropriate-steps-over-ronaldo","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd taking &#8216;appropriate steps&#8217; over Ronaldo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Ronaldo returned for his second spell at Manchester United in August 2021 Manchester United say they are taking &#8220;appropriate steps&#8221; after Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s interview in which he said he was &#8220;betrayed by the club&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese forward said he had &#8220;no respect&#8221; for manager Erik ten Hag and is being forced out of Old Trafford. &#8220;Manchester United has this morning initiated appropriate steps in response to Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s recent media interview,&#8221; said a club statement.<\/p>\n<p>The club will not comment further until &#8220;this process reaches its conclusion&#8221;. After a wide-ranging interview with Piers Morgan for Talk TV, the future of Ronaldo at Man Utd is in doubt.<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old Ronaldo will captain Portugal at the World Cup in Qatar, with their opening Group H game against Ghana on Thursday. He has not played because of an unspecified illness since he captained United in their 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa on 6 November<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo was dropped for the Premier League game at Chelsea last month by Ten Hag after refusing to come on as a substitute against Tottenham three days earlier.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils, who beat Fulham 2-1 on Sunday, are fifth in the Premier League in Ten Hag&#8217;s first season as manager. Ronaldo has disrespected us &#8211; Man Utd fans react to forward&#8217;s interviewHow Ronaldo controversy has unfolded<\/p>\n<p>It has been quite the week at Manchester United and for Cristiano Ronaldo. Since details of his much-publicised interview with Morgan emerged, it has felt like one drama after another as additional parts of their chat became public as the week went on. Here&#8217;s a quick guide to what has been said and by who:<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo said he feels &#8220;betrayed&#8221; by United, that the club had shown no &#8220;evolution&#8221; and that he was being forced out.A\ufeffs more of his interview is released he says United&#8217;s owners &#8220;don&#8217;t care about the club&#8221;.The club acknowledges his interview and says it will &#8220;consider its response after the full facts have been established&#8221;.United defender Raphael Varane says the situation &#8220;affects&#8221; all of the players.Ronaldo explains he was &#8220;close&#8221; to joining Manchester City but his &#8220;heart&#8221; took him back to United.Morgan says Ronaldo is &#8220;very happy with the way things have played out&#8221; when reflecting on their interview.United legend Peter Schmeichel says he still believes in &#8220;fairytales&#8221; and hopes Ronaldo can have a future at the club.Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville says the club must terminate Ronaldo&#8217;s contract.Ronaldo reveals he rejected a \u00a3305m deal to join a Saudi Arabian club in the summer.He said he turned it down as he was &#8220;happy&#8221; at Old Trafford and &#8220;motivated to do a great season&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. Ronaldo returned for his second spell at Manchester United in August 2021 Manchester United say they are taking &#8220;appropriate steps&#8221; after Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s interview in which he said he was &#8220;betrayed by the club&#8221;. 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