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Isaac Johnson

Erik ten Hag told he made Manchester United mistake over Cristiano Ronaldo transfer

Teddy Sheringham says he would have sold Cristiano Ronaldo in the summer if he was Manchester United boss.

The superstar handed in a transfer request during the close-season but dwindling options elsewhere saw him stay at Old Trafford. In recent weeks, he has enjoyed more game time due to persistent injuries to first-choice striker Anthony Martial.

But Ronaldo has been benched six times this season and failed to feature in the Manchester derby. All the while, United fans have called for Erik ten Hag to recruit a long-term centre-forward with Ronaldo’s contract expiring in June and Martial becoming unreliable.

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