The Portuguese star’s face was removed from the stadium, prompting a wave of comments as many thought it was the club’s way of responding to his controversial statements.
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Cristiano Ronaldois at the center of controversy after his explosive statements in which he targeted Manchester United, their coach Erik ten Hag and even former player Wayne Rooney. In fact, it is very likely that the comments made by the Portuguese star led to his abrupt departure from the club.
For this reason, some thought that it was also the reason why United withdrew his face from the club. Old Trafford side. And it is that cranes took out a gigantic picture of CR7, an image that quickly went viral and generated a wave of comments on social networks.
🚨| A huge Cristiano Ronaldo mural has been removed from Old Trafford today. pic.twitter.com/R00S9lotxo
— Football Daily (@footballdaily)
However, it has now been clarified that the removal of Ronaldo’s photo from the stadium had nothing to do with his interview. In fact,the work was done hours before his statements were aired.
In fact, as he explained English newspaper Mirror, “the mural was always scheduled to be removed on Wednesday due to Old Trafford hosting the men’s and women’s Rugby League World Cup final on Saturday.”< /strong>
“Instead, the space, located above the megastore on the concourse, will now advertise rugby when Australia and New Zealand meet in the women’s final, before Australia take on Samoa in the men’s final”, he added.