Cristiano Ronaldo debacle proves how far Manchester United have fallen - The Warm-Up

WEDNESDAY'S BIG STORIES Manchester United have zero direction Ad Here is a timeline of Cristiano Ronaldo wanting to leave Manchester United: TransfersChelsea to continue spending spree by targeting £50m-rated Gordon – Paper Round14/08/2022 AT 23:13 23/06/22: Reports first emerge that Ronaldo wants out of Old Trafford. 02/07/22: Said reports are firmed up when Duncan Castles — revered for breaking Jorges Mendes-owned GestiFute-related news — reports in The Times that Ronaldo wants to play Champions League football next season. 07/07/22: News breaks that Ronaldo will miss Manchester United's tour of Thailand owing to a family issue.

22/07/22: Erik ten Hag announces that he «cannot wait» to integrate Ronaldo in the Manchester United squad. 26/07/22: Ronaldo flies back to tell Manchester United he does not intend to play in the Europa League. 28/07/22: Reports emerge that Jorge Mendes had made contact with Sporting Lisbon in an attempt to seal an emotional homecoming to the Champions League-competing team.

30/07/22: Ronaldo starts against Rayo Vallecano, plays just the first half — he leaves before the end of the match. 03/08/22: Erik ten Hag calls Ronaldo leaving before the end of Rayo Vallecano match as «unacceptable». 07/08/22: Ronaldo is a second-half substitute as Manchester United begin the season with a 2-1 loss against Brighton.

13/08/22: Ronaldo starts as Brentford put four past woeful Manchester United. 16/08/22: Manchester United — presumably — brief that Ronaldo has become a «negative presence at the club» who «hardly communicates with his team-mates in the canteen» and the club would consider allowing him to leave without lining up a replacement. The above report prompted Ronaldo to reply to a fan account on