The chastening 4-0 thrashing by Brighton on May 7, as United were savagely picked apart by Graham Potter's smart outfit on Ronaldo's final appearance of the 2021-22 campaign, was the day he ultimately decided he wanted to leave. Solskjaer didn’t reach December, things only got worse under interim boss Ralf Rangnick and United finished sixth, outside the Champions League places, with a goal difference of zero, 35 points behind champions City. Ronaldo scored 18 Premier League goals and notched 24 in 38 games in all competitions but the team couldn’t live up to heightened expectations.
A title challenge was expected, competing with Manchester City and Liverpool.
Having rebuilt under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following the end of Jose Mourinho's tempestuous reign, Ronaldo was the final piece of an expensively-assembled jigsaw and put United firmly into ‘win-now’ mode after electing to hand the 36-year-old £500k-a-week, merely competing for the top four was no longer enough. After a second place finish in 2020-21, the goalscorer supreme, coupled with the costly additions of Jadon Sancho and another serial winner in ex-Madrid teammate Raphael Varane, ensured there could be no more excuses. League titles, the Champions League (four times), individual accolades galore, feted at both Real Madrid and Juventus. While United had floundered, Ronaldo had won. Europe’s greatest goalscorer, arguably ever, riding back into town to end what has been almost a decade of under-performance for the Red Devils, since the departure of his great mentor, Sir Alex Ferguson. Cheats hack No Limit Drag Racing 2 code:gold, premium cars, disabled ads, free parts, member badge, accessories, money, No Limit No Limit Drag Racing 2 Hack tools gift voucher codes game bug android, ios.When Cristiano Ronaldo made his grand return to Manchester United in 2021, eschewing an approach from Manchester City and Pep Guardiola to head back to the Theatre of Dreams after 12 years away, it was supposed to ensure that the Premier League title would also make its way back to Old Trafford.
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