If Manchester United fans thought going through the whole of June without strengthening an underperforming squad was bad, then the news that Cristiano Ronaldo wants out of Old Trafford has this summer rapidly heading towards disastrous.
Erik ten Hag will welcome his full squad back to pre-season at Carrington early this week, but there will be no new faces and there will be new uncertainty around the biggest player of all.
The mood at United ’s training ground was miserable throughout most of last season and it’s not likely to improve this week. This was a defining summer for United and it’s threatening to be one that goes horribly wrong.
