Valencia provided his thoughts on Ronaldo's Manchester United exit

Antonio Valencia has provided his thoughts on Cristiano Ronaldo's Manchester United exit

Former Manchester United defender Antonio Valencia has expressed his sympathy for Cristiano Ronaldo following his premature Old Trafford exit.

Having won five Ballon d'Or awards among many other trophies, Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest players of this generation.

However, things have not been going according to plan for him in recent months.

Ronaldo was notably relegated to the bench for Portugal's knockout matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup before being eliminated.

He now faces the risk of watching his arch-nemesis Lionel Messi lift the trophy with Argentina.

Ronaldo also had his contract with Manchester United terminated just two days before Portugal's World Cup opener against Ghana.

The decision came on the back of his controversial interview with British broadcaster Piers Morgan.