Cristiano Ronaldo has changed his tune with comments about Manchester United exit

Erik ten Hag was asked during his first press conference what Cristiano Ronaldo would bring to his team and he responded 'goals'.

A few months later and Ronaldo had actually brought more trouble to Manchester United than goals, as he found the back of the net just three times, with two (a rebound and a penalty) coming against FC Sheriff, before sitting down with Piers Morgan.

An unhappy Ronaldo wanted to engineer a move away from the club and an interview with Morgan, who was bound not to strongly challenge his version of events, seemed most likely to lead to the termination of his contract.

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The first part of his interview with Morgan was broadcast on November 16 and the second part was shown on the following day. The club then carefully considered their next move but the outcome was inevitable, as Ronaldo's position was untenable.

The official announcement, which outlined Ronaldo was to leave by mutual agreement, was published six days after the TV interview was first broadcast, with his second stint at Old Trafford coming to a shuddering halt on November 22.

In an extraordinary war of words, Ronaldo had criticised Ten Hag, his teammates and his employer. Although there were sections of his interview that had merit, like his thoughts on the Glazers, the key takeaway was arguably Ronaldo's delusion.

Ronaldo gave the impression of a player in decline, someone who was struggling to accept he was in the twilight of his career and someone who was struggling to accept it was almost over.

He'd been handed just four starts in the Premier League before speaking to Morgan and that had been for good reason, as his finishing had been uncharacteristically wayward