Ronaldo did Man Utd a favour! How CR7 exit paved way for Ten Hag’s title charge.
The Portuguese superstar did his best to undermine the United boss, but ended up inadvertently providing the spark for their impressive revival.
“As Picasso said, you have to destroy it to rebuild it.”
Cristiano Ronaldo’s now infamous interview with Piers Morgan which led to the termination of his Manchester United contract contained an embarrassment of misguided revelations, but his comments on the state of Erik ten Hag’s squad have almost certainly aged the worst.
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“I want the best for the club. This is why I came to Manchester United,” the five-time Ballon d’Or winner explained. “But you have some things inside that don’t help (us) reach the top level as [Manchester] City, Liverpool and even now Arsenal . . . a club with this dimension should be top of the tree in my opinion and they are not unfortunately. “I love Manchester United, I love the fans, they’re always on my side. But if they want to do it differently… they have to change many, many things.”
In fact, only one change was needed for Ten Hag to kick-start his revolution at Old Trafford. Ronaldo had to be cut out as his toxicity threatened to totally derail the club he claims to love so much.
Ten Hag quickly realised that United’s performances were better without Ronaldo in the line up, as he was dropped to the bench for eight of his final 12 Premier League matches at the club.
However, even when he wasn’t on the pitch, the Portugal international dominated headlines and disrupted the dressing room harmony. The writing was on the wall after his worst outburst, which saw him refuse to come on as a substitute against Tottenham and storm out of Old Trafford before the final whistle.
