The unexpected favor that Cristiano Ronaldo has done for Ten Hag

Eighteen months ago, the football world was on the verge of experiencing the most special fairytale ending at Manchester United. The club announced their decision to bring back Cristiano Ronaldo to Old Trafford for a second spell and signed him from Juventus.

The move made headlines and brought in a host of commercial revenues for the club as well as the English Premier League which included breaking the club record shirt sales in a single day. Over a million CR7 shirts were sold out within 24 hours after his signing.

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Ronaldo delivered for the Red Devils on the field of place with 24 goals in his first season back at the club and also won their player of the year award. He was an ideal role model for his teammate because of the winner's mentality that he brought to the club.

Players like Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes, and many others were thrilled to play alongside him. His influence within the team was far and beyond till his complicated exit from the club during the mid-season break after his difference with Erik Ten Hag and the club.

What favor did Ronaldo do for Ten Hag?

Despite his exit from the club following his media actions, Ronaldo made sure that he left Manchester United in good hands for Erik Ten Hag. The Portuguese superstar made sure to infuse his winning mentality into United prodigy Alejandro Garnacho, who is having a fantastic breakout season with the Red Devils. He has even the club's player of the month award for his performance.