Neville hopes there isn't a 'messy ending' for Ronaldo and urged the striker to take action this week at Man United. MUFC
was dropped for the 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Saturday having refused to come on as a substitute against Tottenham on Wednesday and storming down the Old Trafford tunnel and out of the stadium.
The striker released a statement of regret in which he admitted ‘the heat of the moment’ got to him, but manager Erik ten Hag faces a tough call as to whether to reintegrate him into the squad.and must make his desire to leave clear to Ten Hag and the board this week. Speaking on his podcast, Neville said: “The best thing for him to do this week is to go in and see Richard Arnold, John Murtough, Erik ten Hag, call a meeting and say ‘my time’s up here. Let me go to the World Cup, let me leave in January and choose a club of my choice.’
“We don’t want this messy ending to something that could be so great, which is Ronaldo ’s relationship and feeling about the club and vice versa. I get Cristiano’s point as well but there’s a way to go about it. “He needs to end it now, for both parties. It can’t go beyond January 1.” Ronaldo has started just twice in the Premier League all season, his sole goal in the competition coming against Everton earlier this month.”