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Daniel Murphy

Roy Keane and Gary Neville disagree on when Cristiano Ronaldo should leave Manchester United

Roy Keane hopes Cristiano Ronaldo leaves Manchester United in January, while Gary Neville wants it to be even sooner.

Ronaldo sparked controversy this week after he refused Erik ten Hag's order to be substituted on during United's victory over Tottenham and then left dug out before the full-time whistle. In response, the manager fined Ronaldo and didn't include him in the squad for Saturday's 1-1 draw with Chelsea.

After the game, Neville and Keane got locked into a heated debate on the situation in the Sky Sports studio, with Keane launching a staunch defence of the 37-year-old. The conversation largely went in circles as Keane insisted that United were better with Ronaldo in the side while Neville disagreed.

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