Cristiano Ronaldo refused to come on as a substitute in Manchester United’s win over Tottenham on Wednesday night, Sportsmail can exclusively reveal. As a result, the player has been banished from the club's squad for the trip to Chelsea on Saturday.
The Portugal star blew the lid off his fragile relationship with manager Erik ten Hag by storming down the tunnel and leaving Old Trafford before full-time.
It was assumed that Ronaldo had reacted furiously to being left on the bench as an unused substitute for the second time this season after United sent on Christian Eriksen and Anthony Elanga in the 87th minute, meaning they had used only three of their five substitute options.
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