Former Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag has said that Cristiano Ronaldo was "never the problem" during his two-and-a-half year spell at Old Trafford.

Ronaldo rejoined Manchester United in 2021, and had an openly difficult relationship with Ten Hag, eventually leading to him leaving by mutual consent just a year later .

The Dutchman was sacked by United last October after a poor start to the 2024-25 season. He has since taken over over at Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen .

"For me he's [Ronaldo] no problem. He was never the problem and I think that's the past," Ten Hag told reporters after Leverkusen's 2-0 defeat to Chelsea in a friendly at Stamford Bridge on Friday.

"I think it was what happened. It's the past and after that, we won two trophies at Manchester Unit

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