World's Deadliest Forward, Ronaldo

Erik ten Hag, the manager of Manchester United, claimed on Friday that Cristiano Ronaldo never expressed a desire to leave Old Trafford. After the veteran forward made an emotional TV interview in which he claimed to feel "betrayed" by the team and had no respect for Ten Hag, United cut ties with the Portuguese star. "After the interview, I believe it was very obvious that he had to depart. I believe there was no need for a discussion "The Manchester Evening News was told by Ten Hag.

"From the beginning till now, I wanted him to stay. It was evident that he wanted to depart. And when a player is certain that he does not want to be a part of this club, he must go. I believe that you as a club cannot accept the interview. There will be negative effects. He was aware of the consequences before taking that action. He had never before expressed a desire to leave. Speaking at United's winter training camp in Spain, Ten Hag said the 37-year-old, who is presently representing Portugal at the World Cup, had even made a suggestion that he wanted to stay at the club before the season began. The United manager continued, "Up until that point, he never said, "I want to leave."

"We only spoke once over the summer. When he entered, he remarked, "I'll let you know in seven days if I want to stay." Then he returned and declared, "I want to stay." I had never heard anything before that interview." The Portugal star established himself during his first stint at Old Trafford, growing from a young man of raw talent into one of the most lethal attackers in the world. After six years at United, where he won three Premier League championships and the Champions League, he left for Real Madrid, where he established himself as the team's all-time leading scorer and won the Champions League four more times. Before making a spectacular return to Manchester last year, Ronaldo spent three years at Juventus starting in 2018.