Man Utd take down mural featuring Cristiano Ronaldo outside Old Trafford

 

 Manchester United have decided to remove a mural that features Cristiano Ronaldo on the day of his explosive, tell-all interview with Piers Morgan.
The Red Devils' forward has endured a torrid time of it this season and in turn has vented his fury on Piers Morgan Uncensored, taking aim at everyone from manager Erik ten Hag to former team-mate Wayne Rooney. It is most likely the comments Ronaldo made about the boss that has made it very likely he has played his last game in a United shirt.
Some may think it is also the reason why United officials would deem it no longer appropriate to have his face on the side of Old Trafford and remove it, but that is not actually the case. Cranes were spotted taking down the mural on Wednesday afternoon, just hours before his bombshell discussion with Morgan goes to air.

In actual fact, the mural was always scheduled to be taken down on Wednesday due to Old Trafford hosting the final of men's and women's Rugby League World Cup on Saturday.
Instead, the space, located above the megastore at the forecourt will now advertise the rugby as Australia and New Zealand meet in the women's final at 1.15pm before Australia face Samoa in the men's final at 4pm.
Images of the mural being removed have attracted plenty of attention given the timing. Ronaldo's interview with Morgan has dominated discussion ever since the first trailer was released on social media late on Sunday evening.
Some of the comments fans have already had access to surely spell the end of his second spell at the club, with Ronaldo confessing he doesn't respect Ten Hag. "I don’t have respect for him because he doesn’t show respect for me. If you don’t have respect for me, I’m never gonna have respect for you," Ronaldo claimed. "If you don’t have respect for me, I’m never gonna have respect for you."
Things soured further when he discussed the way the club is run, bemoaning the lack of progression since Sir Alex Ferguson left the club in 2013 and questioning the decision to appoint Ralf Rangnick as an interim coach last year.