In hindsight, Manchester City will feel some relief that they didn't sign Cristiano Ronaldo last summer, especially now as reports suggest he already wants to leave Manchester United.
City were close to signing Ronaldo in what would have been a huge shock, but United intervened at the last minute to re-sign their former star and prevent him from playing in sky blue. He returned a respectable 24 goals in all competitions for United, but they finished sixth in the Premier League and trophyless for another year. Now, reports suggest, he wants to leave Old Trafford.
In the meantime, City managed just fine without a striker, winning the Premier League in dramatic fashion, and have now been able to sign one of the world's most exciting talents in Erling Haaland. Eleven months on, and City will be glad United swooped in to sign Ronaldo.
