Remember when the news broke that Todd Boehly had held talks with Cristiano Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes in Portugal ahead of a dramatic swoop for the superstar player?
That American dream was crushed by the now departed Thomas Tuchel who, despite having a huge amount of respect for the 37-year-old, decided he wouldn't fit the system too well over Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who he had worked with before at Borussia Dortmund and was his preferred choice in the end.
Since the summer of transfer uncertainty for Ronaldo, he has only gone on to make a total of eight appearances in all competitions to date, with United manager Erik ten Hag opting to keep him on the bench throughout the Manchester Derby humbling.
