The four players who left Man Utd alongside Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009

Cristiano Ronaldo had already established himself as one of the world’s finest players by the time he left Manchester United in 2009 – but he managed to scale even greater heights at Real Madrid.

The Portuguese megastar scored 450 goals in 438 appearances for the Spanish megaclub, winning four European Cups and two La Liga titles. He did OK at Juventus after leaving Madrid too, sticking the ball in the onion bag 101 times in 134 games.

But he was not the only player to leave Old Trafford in the summer 2009 transfer window. Four others departed alongside him – and we’ve had a look at how they’ve fared since.

Campbell was very, very quick and seriously highly rated when coming through at United, impressing on loan with Royal Antwerp in Belgium and Hull City in the Championship.

But he could never take that final step up at Old Trafford, making just four appearances before the inevitable happened and he moved from the United reserves to Sunderland’s first team for £3million.

He won his one and only England cap while playing for the Black Cats, but injuries interrupted his time there and hindered his progress.

Campbell has since gone on to play for Cardiff, Crystal Palace and Hull (again), before moving to Huddersfield, where he has just been released from his contract after three years in West Yorkshire.

Hailing from the footballing hotbed of Taunton, Martin had already been on quite the journey by the time he left United as a 22-year-old in July 2009.

After starting off in the youth teams of Wimbledon, he’d caught the eye of United scouts and the club signed him for a fee that could have risen to £1million with add-ons.

By 2009, though, the winger had been out on loan to six different clubs in Belgium, Scotland and England