Erik ten Hag has made the shocking admission that he did not bring Cristiano Ronaldo on during the Manchester derby" out of respect

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Manchester United master Erik ten Hag has made the shocking admission that he did not bring Cristiano Ronaldo on during the Manchester derby" out of respect".

The 37- time-old was an unused cover during United's 6- 3 defeat at the Etihad, with TV cameras frequently cutting to the forward to get a shot of him looking decreasingly frustrated as the Manchester City pretensions flew in. chapeau- tricks from Erling Haaland and Phil Foden stressed the gulf in quality between the two brigades despite a late brace from Anthony Martial that may have spared some blushes.
After the game, Ten Hag was asked why he chose not to introduce five- time Ballond'Or winner into proceedings. His response was eye- opening, as the United director conceded he chose to keep Ronaldo on the bench" out of respect for his big career."

The Dutchman also bandied where he felt his side went awry, given they were always second stylish to their' noisy neighbours' over the course of the game. Ten Hag told journalists" We weren't defending on the frontal bottom, we let them play. In possession we weren't stalwart enough, specialized chops miscalculations. opinions, miscalculations. also you get pounded."
Alongside Ronaldo, on the bench for the maturity of the game was the Portuguese's former Real Madrid teammate Casemiro, who was only brought on with 30 twinkles left to play in place of Scott McTominay, who endured a ardent autumn up against the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Bernardo Silva.

Some eyebrows were raised when news broke of Casemiro's absence from the starting line- up, but Ten Hag has since explained that decision.

On the day we inked him, we started to win," the United master said of the Brazilian." The platoon was doing well. It isn't against Casemiro, it's for Scott McTominay. I'm sure he'll