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Man Utd Legend: Ronaldo Should Be Treated Differently To Other Players

Man Utd Legend: Ronaldo Should Be Treated Differently To Other Players

Cristiano Ronaldo

Former Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand disagreed with Erik ten Hag's decision to drop Cristiano Ronaldo, saying he should be treated differently.

The Portuguese forward was left out of the squad to face the Blues on Saturday after refusing to come on as a late substitute in Wednesday's win over Tottenham Hotspur.

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While many have praised Ten Hag for dropping the 35-year-old after arguably their best performance of their season, there are those who feel differently.

Ferdinand feels Ronaldo's legendary status should afford him the opportunity to be treated differently to other players.

"I wouldn't have been happy as a player. I probably would have been in the queue of people wanting to speak to him [Ten Hag] about that decision," Ferdinand told BT Sport.

"I think there's two ways to look at it, and I don't condone it for one second, but there's always another side to the story.

"I think maybe communication hasn't been as maybe he [Ronaldo] would've wanted.

"People say 'listen you're a player in a team' but when you're dealing with someone like Cristiano Ronaldo, like it or not, he's probably the greatest footballer that's ever played football along with [Lionel] Messi.

"Sometimes they're afforded a way of treatment that's a little bit different to everybody else."

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