Raphael Varane reveals his secret exile of Erik Ten Hag in Man United after “he told him some truths” in a “robust” row, since he affirms that the boss handled by “fear” and “needy” Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho Banishments

The former Manchester United defender, Raphael Varane, has opened to his relationship often “tense” and “complicated” with Erik Ten Hag, whom he believes that “he wanted to gain respect through fear.”

The Frenchman recalled a “robust” discussion with former Red Devils manager who preceded an extended and inexplicable spell on the margin.

Varane, who was forced to retire early only four months after leaving Old Trafford last May, said the Dutchman should always be in a conflict and revealed that his connection was the squad 'no longer existed' after the victory of The FA Cup on Manchester City.

'It's hard to find the right words. Sometimes he was very tense, '' he said The Atlético. 'Sometimes he made an effort to listen to the players' comments. Sometimes I made decisions without listening to players' feelings. Then there were ups and downs. It was sometimes complicated.

The ten hag mandate at Manchester United was scored by high profile clashes with Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho. The former Ajax chief fell with the last months in his reign after the Portuguese refused to continue as a substitute in a match against Tottenham.

Subsequently, Ronaldo accused Ten Hag of not showing respect in an interview with bombs with Piers Morgan, which led to his united contract being terminated in November 2022.

Raphael Varane has opened in its 'tense' and 'complicated' relationship with Erik Ten Hag

The French played only 18 minutes in two months in the Premier League after a 'robust discussion' with ten hag

Varane believes that the Dutchman should be in conflict, having had a high profile that had fallen with Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho

Meanwhile, Sancho was withdrawn from the training of the first team after hitting his manager on social networks after the coach's claims that his training actions were below the pair.

The end insisted that ten Hag was lying on his exhibitions and refused to apologize, which resulted in his exile from the first team and the subsequent movements in Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea.

While Varane acknowledged that his problems with the Dutchman were not on the same scale as his former teammates, the 31 -year -old opened in his own closure with the manager, who did not give him an explanation for an extended absence of the team after the couple had shared 'some truths'.

“We had a robust discussion,” he said. 'We tell some truths, but then I did not play for almost two months.

'I said that I did not agree with certain ways of doing things regarding the relationship between him and the team. It wasn't something that I thought it was good for the team because some of the players were not satisfied. It was not good in terms of the relationship with the coach.

The spell without the longest lesions of Varane outside the team arrived at the end of 2023 when he played only 18 minutes in the Premier League between mid -October and December.

In an interview with the French outlet L'Equipe last year, Varane admitted that he wanted to stay in Old Trafford beyond the expiration of his contract, which concluded a period of three years moderately successful after his movement of £ 42 million of Real Madrid .

However, realizing that the winds had revolved in Manchester, he chose to get away after a final prominent game in the final victory of the FA Cup over City. Much of the accumulation of Wembley's clash was dominated by uncertainty in the future of ten hag.

Varane said he was surprised that ten Hag remained manager after the FA Cup final because he had lost the connection with the team

And the Dutchman would eventually retain his work, at least for a few more months, after the surprising victory, but Varane believes that this was a mistake and the Dutch was surprised survived the cut.

He added: “The connection with the group no longer existed.”

The fortunes in Old Trafford have only worsened since the departure of ten hag, with the club falling to his eighth defeat in the league under the new chief Ruben Amorim, his twelfth in general, in the 1-0 defeat on Sunday by Tottenham.

The Red Devils feel 15º in the highest category before accessories against Everton and Ipswich.