All of Ronaldo’s scandals at Man Utd this season

Karan Tejwani

Updated: 23 May 2023 08:55 CDT
4 min read

Cristiano Ronaldo further severed ties with Manchester United in his latest interview with Piers Morgan where he claimed he feels betrayed by the club.

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Ronaldo has wanted to leave Manchester United since the end of last season and has had poor relations with new manager Erik ten Hag.

The player hasn’t made relations easy this season, and has complicated ties with several figures, with some even claiming he’s become isolated at the club.

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So, what scandals has he had so far this season, starting all the way back from the end of the last campaign when he first said he wanted to leave.

Ronaldo has severed ties this season

It all started in the summer when Cristiano Ronaldo made it clear he wanted to leave Manchester United as he no longer felt he could challenge for trophies or play in the Champions League at the club.

Then, at the start of pre-season training, Ronaldo joined late, citing family issues, and the club gave him the chance to miss their pre-season tour of the Far East, which included Ten Hag’s first games at the club.

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Ronaldo returned to the camp at the end of July for an Old Trafford friendly against Rayo Vallecano, but left the stadium early while the game was going on, which was a problematic move.

At the start of the season, he was dropped to the bench for the opener against Brighton before starting in a 4-0 defeat at Brentford, after which he seemingly refused to acknowledge Ten Hag and the travelling fans.

Ronaldo didn’t get his transfer in the summer as there were no concrete offers for him and he continued to come off the bench in games, often looking off the pace in matches.

In October, in a match against Tottenham, Ronaldo left pitchside before full-time and was out of the stadium before the final whistle and was visibly angry at not getting the chance to play.

It was later revealed he refused to come on as a substitute and was suspended from first-team training as well as their match against Chelsea, which Manchester United drew 1-1.

Ronaldo “I don’t respect the manager”

Ronaldo under ETH: Announced he wanted to leave, refused to come on as a substitute, walked off the bench & left before the game had finished.

99% of United fans will be on the side of ETH, which shows how badly Ronaldo has handled this.
— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) November 13, 2022

He returned to the squad later on and was made captain in their match against Aston Villa last week, which Manchester United lost 3-1.

It was believed he would see out the season after that but his latest comments on Piers Morgan’s interview show haven’t gone down well, and a January transfer is a possibility.