Cristiano Ronaldo has tarnished his Manchester United legacy due to THAT interview with Piers Morgan.
That's according to findings from a survey launched by MEN Sport with almost 49,000 getting back to us to share their views on the five-time Ballon d'Or winner. In that survey, we asked three main yes/no questions and drew additional feedback after his bombshell sit-down with the media figure.
Ronaldo shocked Old Trafford when snippets from his chat with Morgan started to emerge on social media and the full-length TalkTV interview eventually screened. In that, the Portugal captain revealed that he thought he had been "betrayed" by United while claiming Erik ten Hag and other key figures "want to force him out".
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Gary Neville, Wayne Rooney, Ralf Rangnick and the club in general were criticised by Ronaldo while countless more figures past and present were called out. United are now considering what to do next, as the player spearheads Portugal's quest for World Cup glory in Qatar.
It has been a headline-driven season for Ronaldo, 37, despite his bit-part role on the pitch. He expressed a desire to leave the club for a second time in the summer and was recently dropped from the matchday squad for refusing to come off the bench during a 2-0 win over Tottenham.
But is his second spell at Old Trafford coming to an end? According to our survey, 63.1 per cent of United supporters reckon Ronaldo has tarnished his legacy and 90.5 per cent do not expect him to play for the club again.
With the market set to reopen in January, around 75 per cent think Ronaldo should be sold no matter what the cost and a further 17.6 per cent agree with that on the basis the club's demands are right. That means only 10.9 per from the near-49,000 who responded want him stay put (for now).
Despite that overwhelming response, it appears as though some United fans do support what he was trying to say. Indeed, there is a 58.9 and 41.1 per cent split when it comes to them agreeing with some of his points, but a look at the breakdown of those sub-topics suggests that is more to do with his comments about past regimes, and that Ten Hag appears to have made the right calls following his appointment from Ajax.
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