Ronaldo left MU to join Al Nasr. PHOTO: GETTY

At that time, Ronaldo conducted a shocking interview with Piers Morgan criticizing MU’s facilities for being too outdated compared to other teams and not changing anything, and he also criticized coach Erik Ten Hag . Ronaldo said Ten Hag doesn’t respect him, so he has no reason to respect Ten Hag.

Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Old Trafford in the summer of 2021 after spending six years playing under Sir Alex Ferguson at the beginning of his career, but his second return was short-lived.

Despite being MU’s top scorer when scoring 24 goals in 38 matches in all competitions in the 2021 – 2022 season, Ronaldo was pushed to the bench the next season when coach Erik Ten Hag came to Old Trafford. And their relationship completely broke down.

Ronaldo terminated his contract early after reaching a mutual agreement with MU in November 2022. However, his relationship with MU still exists to this day. MU quickly sent a message of support for the Portuguese superstar on his 39th birthday.

Ronaldo pressed the like button on MU’s post wishing him a happy birthday. SCREENSHOTS

MU posted a photo of Ronaldo wearing MU’s number 7 shirt with the words “Viva Ronaldo” on the club’s Instagram page to celebrate his 39th birthday. Ronaldo then used his Instagram account to “like” that post. MU’s Instagram account has more than 63.3 million followers and currently posts about Ronaldo receive nearly 2 million likes.

After parting ways with Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo issued a statement with the content: “After a conversation with Manchester United, we agreed to terminate the contract early. I love Manchester United and I love the fans, that will never change. However, this seems like the right time for me to look for a new challenge. I wish the team every success for the rest of the season and into the future.”

Cristiano Ronaldo then went to Al Nasr to play in Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Pro League. The 39-year-old Portuguese superstar signed a 2.5-year contract with Al Nassr and received a world record salary of 173 million pounds per year.

Since leaving the Premier League, Ronaldo has scored 44 goals in 50 matches in Saudi Arabia for Al Nassr, who are currently competing for the Saudi Pro League title . Ronaldo is the player who scores the most goals in a calendar year 2023 with 55 goals.

Ronaldo still shows top scoring form at Al Nassr. PHOTO: GETTY

Captain Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr is currently second in the Saudi Pro League standings, seven points behind leaders and unbeaten this season Al Hilal. Meanwhile, during his two “terms” at MU, Ronaldo scored a total of 145 goals in 345 appearances.