Cristiano Ronaldo scored 145 goals in 346 appearances during his two spells at Manchester United

Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United as one of the shining figures in the transfer market in the middle of 2021, but his departure with the pass in his possession occurred in a scenario of deep confrontation with the service coach, Erik ten Hag. Your exit to Al Nasr from Saudi Arabia has oxygenated a team that has grown stronger without the Portuguese and, several weeks after his departure, there are still vestiges of his departure to Arab football.

The English journalist and presenter of the channel Be in sports Richard Keys He wrote an opinion column on his personal blog about the great news that the Red Devils without the 38-year-old striker. The return to activity after the World Cup brought 13 wins in 17 games and only the Arsenal of Mikel Arteta it marked the only loss of that streak. the departure of CR7 was heavily capitalized by a player: Marcus Rashford.

“If Ten Hag did anything to help Rashford got rid of Ronaldo“Keys underlines in his editorial on the striker, who is on the way to scoring the best season of his career. Cristiano’s absence from the training ostracized a footballer who had considerably lowered his level, his coach trusted him and he has 16 goals since his return after the World Cup. With the Portuguese as a teammate, he scored 8 goals in 19 games this season: “Here’s the proof. Obviously there are other factors, but those stats don’t lie.”.

Then the 65-year-old downplayed the importance of the 27 goals scored by Ronaldo in his second stage and used very harsh adjectives against his figure: “Surely the self-centered superstar debate is over by now? Yes, he scored goals after re-signing for him United, but these were rarely meaningful goals. In this sense, he again underlined his influence within the entity: “He was a pain in the club and smothered the lives of players like Rashford”.

The goalscoring quota brought by the youngster from below was crucial in putting him in the fight for the premier league. He is third with 49 points, 3 behind City and 5 behind the leader, Arsenal: “It’s great to see him get back to form and push United in this title chase.” Keys pointed out that today there is not a striker in all of Europe anymore “plane” oh “consistent” than the 25-year-old footballer.

Marcus Rashford's celebration after converting the second goal in Manchester United's win over Leicester City in the Premier League (AP)
Marcus Rashford’s celebration after converting the second goal in Manchester United’s win over Leicester City in the Premier League (AP)

His goals have marked the path of a team that rests in Rashford, his main offensive card with a style totally opposite to that displayed by his partner on the field. An interview given by the Portuguese on November 13 was crucial in reaching this stage. In dialogue with the journalist Piers Morganhe remarked in harsh terms against ten Hag: “I don’t respect him because he doesn’t respect me. If you don’t respect me, I will never respect you. They made me the black sheep.

Before competing in the World Cup with Portugalrailing against the Dutch DT, said he and “two or three people from the club” were “forcing” him to leave: “I feel betrayed, I feel like some people don’t want me here, not just this year but also last year”.

These statements gave rise to a crude analysis of how he found the facilities of the United 12 years after his departure: “When I signed, I thought everything had changed. I thought everything was going to be different and I was surprised in a bad way because everything was the same. I was very surprised that everything was the same, it was not progressing. stopped in timeThis is something that surprised me and I did not expect it. It was hard”.

A few hours after these statements, the response came with a brief statement: “Manchester United have been made aware of the interview that Cristiano Ronaldo gave in England. The club will consider its response once all the facts have been established.. The institution wants to remain focused on the second half of the season and on the momentum, the conviction and the union that is being built between the players, the coach, the technical staff and the supporters”.

On November 22, the end of his second stage was announced: “Cristiano Ronaldo leaves Manchester United by mutual consent, with immediate effect. The club thanks him for his immense contribution in two spells at Old Trafford.”

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