He has to go in January as you just can't do what he has done. I don't quite get the dig at EtH as Ronaldo spat his dummy out effectively three times and was punished once. I think he is struggling to come to terms with the fact that he isn't a guaranteed starter at 37-years-old, even for a team that is nowhere near elite yet. He hasn't been good enough, he only has himself and his own ego to blame. I wouldn't be surprised if he's basically bitten his tongue after the suspension to make sure he's had a few tune up games in time for the World Cup. It's disappointing to tarnish his legacy at the club, as I still believed that him having a good World Cup could have bled into him having a good 2023 for us. He would have still had a part to play due to us being in four competitions. We're even playing Barcelona which will feel like more of a Champion's League game than a lot of the actual Champion's ties! We'll need to find a striker in January now.
However, shining light is that he is voicing concerns at how the club is being run. These are concerns that us, as passionate, lifelong Manchester United fans have raised constantly for years and been brushed aside by media and pundits as crybabies because we aren't winners anymore.. At least this is a wake up call about how inept our owners are at running a football club. Only being able to paper over cracks when we had a genius in charge with a winning mentality bedded in. They are parasites that didn't let Ronaldo leave, which on one hand is fair enough on a contractual agreement, but this is football. Players have too much power, especially the most elite ones. They did not understand the severity of the situation, or if they did, chose to ignore it in favour of selling more merchandise and having greater exposure.
Ronaldo is to blame. But the Glazers have created this circus through their own greed and incompetence. This is the end result of their ineptitude at dealing with football decisions.