Cristiano Ronaldo criticized his own club, Manchester United, and its manager Erik ten Hag in excerpts from an upcoming interview with Piers Morgan.
News of the interview surfaced shortly after United’s 2-1 victory over Fulham over the weekend, their final game before the Premier League enters a weeks-long hiatus for the 2022 World Cup.
“I don’t have respect for him because he doesn’t show respect for me,” Ronaldo said, per ESPN, of ten Hag, who demoted him for a meeting he took with Chelsea after he allegedly refused to come in as a substitute against Tottenham and was seen walking into the locker room before the match concluded.
“If you don’t have respect for me, I’m never gonna have respect for you,” he added.
Ronaldo issued an apology for his actions on Instagram, writing, “This is Manchester United, and united we must stand. Soon we’ll be together again.”