Manchester United’s historical name Dwight Yorke shared to the Australian press the content of a conversation he had with Cristiano Ronaldo weeks before the Portuguese’s interview with Piers Morgan, which would dictate the end of the relationship between the club and the player. Then, from what he heard and felt from the CR7, Topajian, who is now coaching Australian club Macarthur FC, assumed he sensed something there ready to “burst”. “I don’t usually comment on Manchester United news because I’m still a global ambassador for the club and I have a great relationship. But what Cristiano did didn’t surprise me. I spoke to him before I came to Australia, when I had a 10-day period of probation at Manchester United – where I got access from “Behind the scenes. I was fortunate that he gave me 30 minutes of his time to talk. I knew someone was not happy with what was going on in the club. He expressed it in a very open and honest way in my opinion. He was clearly unhappy.” He added, “He felt the club was not developing the way he wanted and demanded certain things from the next coach. I felt if that didn’t change, something would happen. Watch, ready to explode.”

Despite the criticism CR7 received for this interview, Dwight Yorke took a stand in defense of the Portuguese position. “I know there was someone with a real passion for Manchester United, who wanted to get the club back to the top. But he obviously felt the only way to do that was to be captain. He must, because without him, last season, United were nowhere near where they are. “I think he felt that he wasn’t given enough recognition, that there was a lot of criticism in his direction. He got to the point where he said enough is enough. He felt the club wasn’t going in the direction he wanted. He wanted to lead and he didn’t have that chance. And he exploded.” .

In closing, Yorke highlighted the impact that Cristiano Ronaldo will have on Saudi Arabia. “Unlike golfers, who only go there for a few days, Ronaldo will live and work in Saudi Arabia, in order to continue his legacy and improve football in the region. He’s really made an impact, because everyone is speaking from Saudi Arabia. Saudi football is on. The world map because of him. He will certainly create his own legacy there and will continue to be successful because he will focus on football.”