Cristiano Ronaldo slammed by Gary Neville for not ‘speaking’ after Man United’s defeat against Aston Villa

Gary Neville has criticised Cristiano Ronaldo once again after the Manchester United star failed to speak to the media after the defeat by Aston Villa.

Ronaldo started and captained United as both Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes were not involved. Erik ten Hag’s men were eventually beaten 3-1 by Unai Emery’s side, Neville was unhappy that the 37-year-old didn’t speak after the match.

The former Red Devil said on The Overlap: “He [Ronaldo] went out as the captain of Manchester United and the team lost. Your job is to speak at the end of the match. I’ve been there in that position.

“If you win, the player who scored the goal or the star man goes out and speaks. If you lose, it’s your goalkeeper, it’s your centre-back or it’s your captain. Why did we not hear from him? He should have been there to say, This is what we did wrong today, we’re going to work hard for next week and we’re going to be ready for the next game.”

Neville continued: “I think he should actually speak, no one’s heard him speak for six months, we don’t hear from him. I think the reason why I said previously that Manchester United would be better without him and that he would be better without Manchester United was I expected so much of him because I played with him for six years.

“You take ownership of what happened. You don’t leave it to other people to answer your stuff for you.”

It has been a tough start to the season for the five-time Ballon d’Or winner after his summer was clouded by the uncertainty surrounding the Portuguese legend’s future at Old Trafford.

Multiple reports claimed that Ronaldo wanted to leave United in order to continue playing in the Champions League. However, it is believed that the club never wanted to sell, therefore a move never materialised.

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Ronaldo has since struggled to impress manager Ten Hag and has found himself on the bench for the large majority of United’s matches.

With the January transfer window less than two months away, many people will be speculating about Ronaldo’s United future yet again.

Will Ronaldo leave United in January? Only time will tell.