“Ten Hag is a complete idiot” - Piers Morgan slams Manchester United boss after Cristiano Ronaldo reaches 901 goals
UK TV personality Piers Morgan has blasted Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag for driving Cristiano Ronaldo out of the club. The legendary striker fell out with the Dutch manager and left the Red Devils in contentious circumstances in late 2022.
The Portuguese star played 346 games across two stints for the Red Devils that saw him bag 145 goals and 64 assists. Speaking to talkSPORT about why the prolific goalscorer was allowed to leave, Morgan laid into the Dutch tactician, saying:
“Because Ten Hag is a complete idiot. I'm sorry, he is. He has been since he went there, right? He talks in complete gibberish. “He's now banging on about Harry Potter or something. Ten Hag is everything Ronaldo told me he was in that interview, which led to him leaving United. The biggest problem with Ten Hag, he's like that bossy little school teacher you get who doesn't know how to handle supreme academic talent.”
The media personality continued by listing the players Ten Hag has failed to succeed with, saying:
“So you look at the players he's been unable to handle at United. Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford. It's all the top players. He can handle the lesser rung. He can handle the guys he brings in from Ajax who've never been on the big world stage, but he cannot handle top players. I can't believe I'm saying this because it's a miracle, but they've actually gotten worse than they were last season."
Morgan concluded, saying:
“So Cristiano Ronaldo, had he stayed at Manchester United, would have been immeasurably better than any of the strikers they've currently got as he's proving for Portugal. The guys, the greatest that has ever played the game, the greatest that will ever play the game. That's why he's the number one scorer. That's why he'll get to a thousand goals.”
Erik Ten Hag has won two trophies in his time at Old Trafford, the FA Cup and the League Cup. The Red Devils have, however, failed to impress largely, finishing eighth in the league last season, their worst-ever finish in the Premier League era.
Piers Morgan hails former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo as "one of the most lethal finishers"
Piers Morgan has hailed former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo as one of the best strikers in the world after he bagged his 900th and 901st career goals recently.
Speaking to talkSPORT about the 39-year-old striker, Morgan said:
“The idea that anyone thinks after watching the last two Portugal games that Ronaldo is finished or that somehow he's taken the easy gravy train in Saudi Arabia and therefore he can't be taken seriously as a player. All this bulls*** I've been hearing about it like, come on, look at the guy as Roy Keane, who I think is one of the most perceptive eyes for footballers in the world."
The British presenter concluded his statement about the former Manchester United star, saying:
“As he said this week, there is no better finisher than Cristiano Ronaldo still out there as he's shown. Last night he hit the post, then he scored. He had a disappointing Euros, but certainly Portugal did collectively. I don't think he got the service he should have got. But the truth is Ronaldo remains one of the most lethal finishers in world football.”
Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United in 2021 from Juventus for €17 million and left the club after an explosive interview with Piers Morgan where he criticized the club and manager.