‘It was not good’ – Raphael Varane lifts lid on Ten Hag bust-up at Man Utd that saw him secretly banished for two months

RAPHAEL VARANE has lifted the lid connected his bust-up with Erik 10 Hag astatine Manchester United, resulting successful a concealed banishment for 2 months.

Varane, 31, spent 3 years with the Red Devils aft a daze determination from Real Madrid successful 2021.

Raphael Varane has lifted the lid connected a bust-up with Erik 10 Hag that saw him axed for 2 monthsAP

Big things were expected of the French World Cup winner, who won 3 titles and 4 Champions Leagues successful Spain.

But Varane’s clip astatine Old Trafford was blighted by injuries and a terrible dip successful form.

He ended up playing 95 times successful 3 years earlier exiting past summertime for Italian minnows Como.

And Varane, who retired successful September aft 1 crippled for his caller nine aft picking up a superior genu injury, has present lifted the lid connected a mega clash with erstwhile United brag Ten Hag.

The Dutchman was sacked by United earlier this play aft a dismal commencement to the season.

He clashed with respective players during his clip astatine the club, astir notably Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho.

Varane has present claimed that Ten Hag was perpetually astatine warfare with astatine slightest 1 elder prima during his clip astatine United.

And connected 1 occasion, it was Varane who felt his wrath.

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The brace had a heated statement astir November 2023 portion discussing United’s signifier and set-up.

And afterwards, Varane recovered himself dropped from the squad for 2 months.

Ten Hag publically declared it was for “tactical reasons”, starring to questions implicit Varane’s fittingness and suitability successful the XI.

But the Frenchman claims it was simply the effect of voicing his sentiment to his temperamental boss.

Varane told The Athletic: “It’s hard to find the close words, it was precise tense astatine times.

“Sometimes helium made an effort to perceive to the players’ feedback. Sometimes helium made decisions without listening.

“So determination were ups and downs. It was analyzable astatine times. He ever needed an illustration of a subordinate who was unsocial the full clip helium was astatine Manchester.

“He did that with astatine slightest 1 important subordinate connected the team. He was ever successful struggle with definite leaders of the group, that is his mode of managing.

“We had a robust discussion. We told each different immoderate truths but past I didn’t play again for astir 2 months.

“I said I didn’t hold with definite ways of doing things regarding the narration betwixt him and the team. It wasn’t thing that I thought was bully for the squad due to the fact that immoderate players weren’t satisfied.

“It was not bully successful presumption of the narration with the coach. He said, ‘OK I heard what you said’, and aft that I didn’t play.

“I besides person to recognise what was good. He gave maine the bid of caput to travel backmost from my wounded to play successful the FA Cup final.

“He was counting connected me, that was precise positive, it allowed maine to play my relation successful the team.

“But I’m amazed helium stayed (for the caller season). The transportation with the radical nary longer existed.”