10 influential Old Trafford departures that prove Man Utd don’t need to keep Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo is heavily rumoured to be wanting a move away from Manchester United – but would his departure be as bad as it initially seems? Here are 10 influential Old Trafford departures who prove that keeping Ronaldo isn’t a necessity.

It’s no dispute that Ronaldo was one of United’s most important players last campaign. The Portuguese footballing legend racked up a remarkable 24 goals in 37 games across all competitions for the Red Devils during the 2021-22 season, with some of these coming at pivotal moments – especially in the Champions League matches he featured in.

Now Mr Champions League himself looks like he won’t even be featuring in the competition next season at all – which is the apparent main reason why the 37-year-old wants a move away from Erik ten Hag‘s side after just one season with the club that kickstarted his career.

This has been met with bitter disappointment from Man Utd fans, with their golden boy set to potentially break their hearts and depart for a second time round. But would this be the worst thing for Manchester United?

A mentality that has been instituted at Old Trafford for years now is ‘no player is bigger than the club’ and this has led to many influential players departing, despite still being still in the prime of their careers. United have always bounced back from these farewells, so the same could be said for CR7.

So, with this – here are 10 influential Old Trafford departures that prove Man Utd don’t need to keep Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Hearts were definitely broken when David Beckham hung up his Old Trafford boots.

Similarly to Ronaldo’s first departure, Beckham made the switch to Real