In a recent Viaplay interview, Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said that the departure of United’s players earlier than Sunday’s game against Rayo Vallecano was unacceptable.

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– I don’t accept this in any way. This is unacceptable. We are a team and then you stay until the game is over,” the United manager told the Dutch channel.

On Sunday, Manchester United meet Rayo Vallecano in a warm-up match.

Ronaldo was among the players who started the match. However, after 45 minutes, he was substituted.

Soon after, he was photographed by supporters outside Old Trafford before the game ended.

Ronaldo was one of several United players to leave the stadium before the game ended.

After the match, Sky Sports claimed Ronaldo had been given the green light to go home after the match. In an interview with Viaplay, ten Hags is now clear that this is not true.

The early exit came a day after United’s team played a warm-up match against Atletico Madrid at the Ullevaal Stadium.

However, that was without Ronaldo, who also did not take part in the club’s warm-up tour of Asia and Australia for family reasons.

On Tuesday last week, the Portuguese coach held a meeting with manager Erik ten Hag over the future. But whether the top scorer stays at the club or not is still blue, ifollow the knowledgeable The Athletic.

The superstar has been heavily linked with a move away from the Red Devils this summer.

Among other things, Ronaldo reportedly wanted to leave because United failed to qualify for the Champions League next season.

However, after the match, the superstar posted the following photo on Instagram, with the caption “Good to be back!”