Erik ten Hag has explained the reason why Cristiano Ronaldo didn\u2019t come on for Manchester United against Manchester City. The Reds\u2019 boss declined to replace Cristiano Ronaldo during the Manchester derby out of \u201crespect for his big career.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anthony Martial, who was making his first appearance since August 22, replaced Ronaldo in United\u2019s 6-3 loss against City and netted twice in the Derby. Martial\u2019s brace on Saturday was his first for the Reds in precisely a year, and he will probably start against Everton on Sunday in their next Premier League match. Meanwhile, his brace was not enough in front of Phil Foden and Erling Haaland\u2019s hattricks.<\/p>\n
Ronaldo remained on the bench despite Ten Hag using all five of his available substitutions. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t bring him in because out of respect for Cristiano, for his big career,\u201d Ten Hag said as per manchestereveningnews.co.uk reported. He further said, \u201cAnd the other thing was the advantage I could bring Anthony Martial, he needs the minutes but I don\u2019t want to point it out like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
United lost 6-3 for the first time since the hammering at Southampton in October 1996 and just the sixth time in club history.
\nBefore the humiliation against City, where United was 6-1 down at one point in the second half, Ten Hag had presided over four consecutive Premier League victories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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