Erik ten Hag responds to Cristiano Ronaldo's criticism of Manchester United – video | Manchester United

Erik the Hag has counterattacked Cristiano Ronaldo Noting that the Portuguese admitted Manchester United They are not well placed to win major trophies this season despite criticising the manager for claiming the same.

In a pre-season interview, Ten Hag analysed United's chances of winning the Premier League and Champions League. “We're really a long way from that,” he told Dutch outlet AD Sportwereld. Ronaldo criticised this apparent lack of ambition on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, saying: “You can't say you're not going to fight to win the league or the Champions League.” But Ronaldo then contradicted himself. “They can win the Carabao[Cup]the Champions League or the Europa League or the Premier League – it's difficult.”

Ten Hag was asked about Ronaldo's claim that the manager should not say the club cannot win the league. “No, he said that, if you read the article very carefully. He is far away, in Saudi Arabia. Everyone is entitled to an opinion. It's fine.”