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'He got his wish': Alan Shearer believes Cristiano Ronaldo succeeded in forcing Manchester United exit by doing the Piers Morgan interview - as he ponders 'if a Champions League club comes in' for the now free agent

Alan Shearer believes Cristiano Ronaldo has 'got his wish' after the now-former Manchester United forward's immediate exit from the club was confirmed on Tuesday evening.

United announced in a straight-to-the-point 67 word club statement that the legendary No 7 would not return to Old Trafford after the ongoing World Cup in Qatar.

The club confirmed both parties had mutually agreed to terminate the remainder of his contract that was set to expire in the summer following Ronaldo's disastrous television interview that saw him slam Erik ten Hag, his United team-mates, the club's infrastructure, and the owning Glazer family.