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Cristiano Ronaldo says former Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is not "worth talking about," as their long-running feud stretches into its fourth year.
Ronaldo's second stint at Old Trafford ended bitterly in late 2022, just months after Ten Hag took charge. The Portuguese superstar had openly declared his lack of "respect" for Ten Hag in a bombshell TalkTV interview with Piers Morgan, ultimately departing by mutual agreement during the club soccer hiatus for the 2022 World Cup.
A two-part interview Ten Hag gave to The Athletic last month featured the Dutchman claiming Ronaldo "let the team down." Shortly after, Ten Hag appeared on Dutch TV show Goedemorgen Eredivisie and argued that Ronaldo was already past his prime when he left Juventus in 2021 at age 36. "For the last seven or eight years, he simply hasn't been able to deliver," Ten Hag said, describing it as Real Madrid's "great gift" to offload a player just before his decline set in.
Ronaldo has yet to publicly address Ten Hag's most recent remarks, but close ally Morgan revealed on his Football Uncensored YouTube channel that he had personally raised the matter with the 41-year-old five-time Ballon d'Or champion.
"I did ask Cristiano about it and he said he didn't think that Ten Hag was worth talking about," Morgan stated. The journalist-turned-media personality shared his own view, which was predictably scathing toward Ten Hag and also took a swipe at current Portugal head coach Jorge Jesus.
"I think Ronaldo could have given United another two, three years and scored a lot of goals for them," he said. "It would have been an excellent, excellent comeback if he'd had the right manager with him. But he didn't. He had a guy that disrespected him, treated him like s---, a bit like the Portuguese manager is trying to do now.
"These guys like to make a name for themselves out of Ronaldo."
What Ronaldo's Final Seven Months in Soccer Hold
In 2026, Ronaldo's career is clearly in its final chapter. The man himself has acknowledged that this is likely his last season as a professional, aligning with the expiration of his Al Nassr contract next summer.
Ronaldo chose to press on with his Portugal career following the 2026 World Cup—at a time when Lionel Messi had already retired from international duty with Argentina—only for tensions to flare last month after a falling out with Jesus over what the player perceived as a lack of respect.
Ronaldo is currently serving a national team ban—the minimum one-month suspension, which conveniently falls during a period with no international fixtures. He was also handed a token fine that amounts to roughly 40 seconds' worth of his Al Nassr earnings. Nevertheless, he is widely expected to be recalled to the squad this month.
His primary goals are to claim another UEFA Nations League trophy with Portugal and to become the first player in soccer history to reach 1,000 officially recognized goals. Both remain achievable, though Portugal must advance through the competition's knockout rounds in March and June 2027, while Ronaldo's milestone quest received a timely boost from a hat trick against Al Kholod for Al Nassr last week.
Yet as the historic landmark draws nearer, his goal tally is facing increased scrutiny, with debate swirling over a recent strike against Al Faisaly that he may not have actually touched. The Saudi Pro League has credited Ronaldo with the goal, though other official sources have not, leaving some tallying his career total at 984 and others at 985.