Cristiano Ronaldo could leave Old Trafford this January.
Rio Ferdinand believes the 37-year-old should be allowed to leave this January if he’s not guaranteed some minutes by manager Erik ten Hag.
He was seen leaving the dugout to the dressing room just minutes before the final whistle in United’s 2-0 win over Spurs.
The forward has struggled to showcase his best form for the Red Devils this term and hence dropped in most of the games by Ten Hag.
“My only thought could be is that Cristiano Ronaldo is being saved for the weekend against Chelsea,” Ferdinand told his Vibe with Five YouTube channel.
“That’s the only way that I see it, logically, that he did not play [last night]. I think Ronaldo will be absolutely fuming with that, naturally.
“I wouldn’t expect anything different from him. I think the big problem Erik ten Hag has got is that, coming up to this next window, he has to think very carefully about what he does.
“If he doesn’t see Ronaldo as a starter in his team more often than not, I think he has to release him from his contract. He has to let him go. It’s not fair on anybody, on the club, on Ronaldo, on Ten Hag, that the first question after every game is “Why didn’t Ronaldo start?”
“It looks to me right now that it was a no [he didn’t want Ronaldo]. If that’s the case, he should have let Ronaldo go. It’s going to be something that hampers Ten Hag going forward until the day Ronaldo leaves the club, because of how much of an icon and superstar he is.”
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