“I sleep well in those days,” Erik Ten Hag has zero remorse for letting Cristiano Ronaldo leave Manchester United
Erik Ten Hag has revealed he doesn't get sleepless nights over dropping former player Cristiano Ronaldo to the bench.
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Erik Ten Hag revealed he had no regrets about dropping former Manchester United player Cristiano Ronaldo to the bench early in the season. The Red Devils manager utilized the Portuguese 10 times in the Premier League early in the season of which Ronaldo featured 5 times off the bench.
Speaking about dropping the 38-year-old to the bench, Ten Hag stated: “I had reasons and I also knew the consequence if it was a negative outcome. But I am not worrying and I sleep well in those nights.” Ronaldo’s joined the Saudi Pro League with Al Nassr after his contract was terminated by United in the wake of his controversial interview with Piers Morgan.
Since leaving United for Al Nassr, Cristiano has found his rhythm in the Saudi top flight as keeps racking up the goals and assists. He has already scored 8 and provided 2 assists in just 6 appearances for the Riyadh-based club.
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Manchester United thrive under Erik Ten Hag following Cristiano Ronaldo departure
Manchester United are enjoying life under Erik Ten Hag as they sit at third place behind league leaders Arsenal and Manchester City. Apart from this, they have won the Carabao Cup, qualified for the quarterfinals of the FA Cup and beat FC Barcelona to qualify for the Round of 16 of the Europa League.
The turnaround came after Cristiano Ronaldo left the club due to contract termination which paved way for Marcus Rashford to take his game to the next level. Rashford has 14 goals and 3 assists in just 25 appearances in the Premier League making him one of the most dangerous players in the world.
Erik Ten Hag has registered 30 wins out of a possible 41 for United making him the United manager to have the highest win percentage(73.2%) of all time. Apart from this, United are the only club in the Premier League eligible to win an unprecedented quadruple this season.
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