Cristiano Ronaldo is still relegated to change at Manchester United. For the fifth game in a row, the Portuguese striker started the match from the bench, although this time added the fact that he finished without playing a single minute.
Erik Ten Hag left CR7 blank and kept him on the bench for the entire match. And that was a derby between City and United. For the Dutch coach, the ‘citizen’ thrashing of his team (6-3) had a lot to do with it.
That was how he justified it. “I didn’t play him out of respect for his sporting career,” said Ten Hag, who decided to bring on Anthony Martial instead of Cristiano when the game was full for Guardiola’s City.
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“Another thing is the advantage that Martial can bring. He needs the minutes but I don’t want to point it out like that”, added Ten Hag revealing the reasons for his choice.
Source: La Verdad
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