Erik ten Hag: I didn't lose sleep over Cristiano Ronaldo decision

Erik ten Hag said he slept well after making the call to drop Cristiano Ronaldo in the game against Liverpool in August.

"I have to see and face the consequences of it, the impact of the decisions not only in the short-term but also for the longer-term. Of course, you don’t always have a lot of time, in that period I remember we had 10 days so I could consider which choice would be the best," he said.

"You always have to think strategic, what is the consequence longer-term. I am aware of it but that is my job and that is the responsibility I have to take.

"I had reasons (for the decision). They were obvious. And I knew also the consequence and also if it was a negative outcome from that game. That is always possible in football.

"But I am not worrying. I sleep well also in those nights. I have to take the decisions in respect in advance of the club and the team. That is my job and that is the responsibility I have to take and I have to stand for those decisions."

United won that game 2-1 and Ronaldo ultimately left the club last summer.