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Erik ten Hag must feel like sitting back and cracking open a can of Heineken.
Because as far as the Manchester United boss is concerned, his weekend deserves a celebratory swig of one of Holland’s favourite exports. And if the late win at Fulham wasn’t good enough, he also saw Cristiano Ronaldo sign his own death warrant at Old Trafford as well.
Ronaldo’s stunning and petulant outburst is expected to be one of his final acts at the club he returned to with such fanfare in 2021. And this will come as a huge relief to Ten Hag, who has been forced to deal with Ronaldo’s tantrums ever since the Portuguese icon made it clear he wanted to leave United last summer.
There would have once been a time when United supporters found the prospect of life without Ronaldo in red unthinkable and unimaginable. But not anymore.
The decision to take him back to the club he served with such distinction in his first spell was wrong to begin with – and borne out of nothing more substantial than vanity.
Although few will be shedding them if, as expected, Ronaldo doesn’t return to Manchester following the World Cup and finds himself a new club in the January transfer window.
Ronaldo has been more high-maintenance than a WAG from Made in Chelsea. Put simply, one of the game’s greatest talents is no longer ‘great’ and just isn’t worth the baggage that comes with him. He insists he feels “betrayed”, but respect is a two way street and in recent months Ronaldo has shown United none whatsoever.
Since Ten Hag arrived, Ronaldo has announced he wanted out, sulked when he couldn’t find an escape route, refused to go on as a substitute, stormed down the tunnel and left not one, but two games, before the final whistle had even blown.
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