Erik ten Hag told to 'grow a pair' amid Cristiano Ronaldo fallout after Brighton defeat
dailystar.co.ukErik ten Hag has been told he needs to "grow a pair" and take a no-nonsense approach to the Cristiano Ronaldo situation threatening to overshadow Manchester United's season.
Ronaldo started on the bench as the Red Devils slipped to a damaging opening day defeat to Brighton on Sunday, with some United fans even appearing to boo the Portuguese star.
The wantaway 37-year-old has cast a shadow over Old Trafford throughout the summer, and former Arsenal defender Perry Groves believes Ten Hag needs to deal with the problem head-on. "I think it’s quite simple at Manchester United," he told the Sunday Session. "It’s staring everybody in the face.READ MORE: Win 2 tickets to watch England vs Germany in Nations League action at Wembley Stadium"And, I know he didn’t play today, he should have come on at half-time and he didn’t, but Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the biggest problems.
You can’t have a player [bigger than the manager], last season they had three players bigger than Ralf Rangnick, Fernandes, Pogba, and Ronaldo.
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