Cristiano Ronaldo has left the club.

Reverberations were felt throughout the football world when Manchester United made public their intention to re-sign Cristiano Ronaldo during the summer of 2017. The tweet that announced the transfer quickly became the most liked tweet ever from a sporting organization, and it was made even more satisfying for the five-time winner of the Ballon d'Or by surpassing the number of likes received by the tweet that announced Lionel Messi's move to Paris Saint-Germain.

It has been 450 days since it was announced that Ronaldo would be returning to the club, and the club is now rapidly gaining likes on social media once again. However, on this occasion, the announcement that the player would be leaving the club on Tuesday evening is what has caused the interactions on social media.

Within the first half an hour, the tweet had exploded to amass 225,000 likes, which suggests that it might eventually set yet another Twitter record. On Tuesday, United confirmed that Ronaldo is to leave the club by mutual agreement with immediate effect. Ronaldo's departure will take effect immediately. In his interview with Piers Morgan, Ronaldo stated that "he does not chase records, the records chase him," and at least with regard to this particular point, he was correct. United did not care that Ronaldo gloated in the interview; however, they did care that he said that he does not respect Erik ten Hag. This statement caused United a great deal of concern. Following those comments, there was no way that Ronaldo could ever come back, and the decision that was made was the correct one.

In a statement released by United to announce Ronaldo's departure, the following was included: "The club thanks him for his enormous contribution during his two separate stints at Old Trafford, during which time he made 346 appearances and scored 145 goals. The club also sends its best wishes to him and his family for the future. Everyone at Manchester United is committed to continuing the team's improvement under Erik ten Hag and working collaboratively to achieve success on the field." Ronaldo may be a phenomenon in the world of marketing, but he is no longer a player for Manchester United, which is precisely what he wanted. This season in the Premier League, Ten Hag has given him just four starts, and the player was never going to accept such limited involvement.

In his head, he is a five-time winner of the Ballon d'Or and he is still the best player in the world. However, in reality, he is a player who is currently struggling to accept that he is in the winter of his career and is someone who is struggling to accept that it is almost over. In his mind, he is the best player in the world.

Ronaldo has scored three goals so far this season, and two of them came against FC Sheriff (one off a rebound and the other off a penalty). He has provided nothing off the ball, and his finishing has been uncharacteristically poor; as a result, he has been benched, as it is in everyone's best interest. He is 37 years old.

The player's frustration at not regularly starting also spilt over into a problem for Ten Hag, with the player's refusal to be substituted against Tottenham at Old Trafford being a shameful episode that gave the impression that it was the beginning of the end for his time with the club.

The interview with Morgan was the low point in Ronaldo's career, which began with that tantrum, which was the beginning of the end. In the interview, Ronaldo made some compelling arguments, but it was abundantly clear that his primary goal in doing so was to hasten his departure from Manchester United.

The so-called "traditional approach" to Ronaldo's attempt to force a move was unsuccessful, and the player has stated that he wants to leave the club in the summer. The only offer of substance that he had received was from Saudi Arabia, and so he went to Piers Morgan to help him arrange a transfer to another country. The current situation that Ronaldo finds himself in involves an offer from Saudi Arabia as well as a conversation with Morgan.

The Portuguese superstar was well aware that by giving that sensational interview a week ago, he would attract the attention of people all over the world and potentially force the club to consider terminating his contract. He purposefully created a situation in which his position could not be maintained. The nuclear option was what Ronaldo had decided to go with.

The interview blew up in the face of the club, and it has been a sad ending to Ronaldo's second stint at Old Trafford as a result of this unfortunate development. There has been a significant amount of discussion regarding his legacy; however, it is difficult to imagine that he will any time soon be cast in bronze alongside The Holy Trinity.

Ronaldo has been the antithesis of what Ten Hag is trying to build during his premiership, and the word "togetherness" has become a buzzword for Ten Hag during his tenure as coach. Because he does not support the goals that the Dutchman has set for themselves, it is abundantly clear that they should get a divorce.

This season, United will be in a better position without Ronaldo, and the player will be in a better position away from the club, given that he wasn't starting anyway. It's really too bad that Ronaldo had to facilitate a transfer by destroying the house and yelling as he ran out the door in order to get to his new team.