The Guardian reported that Ten Hag also said Ronaldo failed to complete a post-match run. That detail was supplied only by The Guardian among the reports reviewed.
According to The Guardian, the relationship between Ten Hag and Ronaldo deteriorated after Ronaldo refused to come on as a substitute against Tottenham in October 2022 and later criticized Manchester United in a televised interview.
The Guardian reported that Ronaldo’s Manchester United contract was mutually terminated the month after those events. The supplied account does not provide an exact date for the termination.
Ten Hag also alleged that Manchester United’s owners failed to fulfill promises made to him. The Guardian reported that he linked those unfulfilled promises to his dismissal by the club in October 2024.
The BBC, The Guardian and Yahoo Sports reports were published on 20 October 2026, but the supplied material does not establish that Ten Hag made the remarks on that date. It also does not identify the interview, setting or precise date of the comments.