Revealed! Erik Ten Hag Gathers Manchester United Players Before Defeating Liverpool, Cristiano Ronaldo Is Embarrassed

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo. (Photo: Twitter @ManUtd)

JAKARTA - The surprising facts behind Manchester United's victory over Liverpool last weekend were revealed. Cristiano Ronaldo was embarrassed in front of the Manchester United players before the match.

The Sun reports that Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag called up the players on Thursday, August 18. The meeting lasted two hours.

On that occasion, Ten Hag informed Ronaldo and captain Harry Maguire that they would not be playing against Liverpool. The manager reasoned that both of them were not played because of poor performance.

Ten Hag is said to be fed up with Ronaldo's circus. In fact, the former Ajax Amsterdam boss thinks Ronaldo's figure could threaten to undermine his work to rebuild Manchester United.

Ten Hag was reportedly furious last week after the Portuguese star promised to hold talks. Now, he just wants the player out of his team.

The manager told his players, including Ronaldo, to either follow his path or head for the highway. This was conveyed in a speech in front of the players.

During the meeting, the Dutchman then urged the players to submit any complaints, without any threats. Ronaldo did not speak but a number of players expressed their opinions.

Ten Hag also told the players that he had the full support of club officials to do things his own way. If anyone doesn't like him or doesn't want to play for him, they are asked to tell him right away and they are free to leave the club.

In the meeting, he stressed the players to follow his instructions. Ten Hag wouldn't let his underperforming stars ruin his reputation.

This is a manifestation of Ten Hag's firmness in realizing a better Manchester United. The previous weekend, Ten Hag had canceled the players' day off by taking them for a 13.8km run.

It made many of the players seem angry because of the cancellation of their holiday.