Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon believes Cristiano Ronaldo had no choice but to engineer an escape route from Manchester United.
Ronaldo has left the Red Devils after having his contract terminated in the wake of an explosive interview with Piers Morgan which saw him accuse the club of "betrayal". The decision to rip up his contract means Ronaldo's legacy at Old Trafford will be tarnished forever.
But Calderon believes Ronaldo was wasted on the bench and was still far too good not to be in Erik ten Hag's starting line-up. Calderon was instrumental in Ronaldo's £80m move to the Real Madrid from United in 2009, a world-record deal at the time.
