Erik ten Hag should take a leaf out of the Sir Alex Ferguson playbook and allow Cristiano Ronaldo to leave Manchester United in the January transfer window.
That’s the opinion of former United defender David May, who witnessed first-hand how Ferguson maintained his authority in a dressing room full of egos during his time at the club. The legendary United manager was not scared to offload talented players if they questioned his judgement, stepped out of line or asked to leave.
He was the master of rebuilding and refreshing his squad at the end of every season, putting his set of non-negotiable rules above everything else. And May, who was at United from 1994 to 2003, sees parallels between a few situations then and under Ten Hag now.
