Adedokun Waliyu 
Cristiano Ronaldo has been dropped by manager Erik ten Hag and will not be part of Manchester United’s squad for Saturday’s game against Chelsea in the Premier League.
Ronaldo stormed down the tunnel in the final moments of United’s 2-0 win over Tottenham on Wednesday after he was left on the bench by Ten Hag, taking the shine off what was an impressive team performance.
Speaking after the match, the United manager said that he would “deal” with Ronaldo following his early exit and Ten Hag has now made the decision that the 37-year-old will not be part of his plans ahead of the trip to Stamford Bridge.
The United hierarchy have fully backed Ten Hag and a statement from the club read: “Cristiano will not be part of the Manchester United squad for this Saturday’s game against Chelsea. The rest of the squad is fully focused on preparing for that fixture.”
Ronaldo will not train with the United squad for the next three days ahead of the match against Chelsea, which comes following the club’s best performance of the season so far in the victory over Spurs at Old Trafford.
United’s statement also comes amid reports that Ronaldo refused to come on against Tottenham, after the forward was demoted to the bench following two starts without a goal against Omonia in the Europa League and Newcastle in the Premier League.
