Cristiano Ronaldo's behaviour at Manchester United has divided opinion among fans, pundits and former players alike.
After refusing to come on as a substitute against Tottenham, and subsequently storming down the tunnel before full-time, Erik ten Hag dropped the 37-year-old from his squad for their next game against Chelsea.
Since the incident at Old Trafford, Ronaldo played the full 90 minutes against West Ham during the club's 1-0 win in the Premier League. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner could be set to start back-to-back matches for the Reds when they take on Real Sociedad in the Europa League on Thursday.
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But Ronaldo appears to have become upset with former teammate Gary Neville - if his decision to blank the ex-United fullback ahead of Sunday's 1-0 over West Ham is anything to go by.
Neville had previously suggested that Ronaldo's refusal to come off the bench against Tottenham Hotspur was "unacceptable", which appears to have caught the attention of the United No. 7.
Earlier in the season, Rio Ferdinand suggested Ronaldo had snubbed Jamie Carragher after taking the Sky Sports pundit's criticism 'personally', and has this week claimed Neville's relationship with the Portuguese superstar could be unsalvageable.
As the dust settles, we have taken a look back over the opinions of former United players, for their thoughts and views on where they stand regarding Ronaldo's situation at the club following the incident against Tottenham.
Gary Neville
"Well, it has been a big week for Erik ten Hag. I don't think he was left with any other option.
"That's the second time Cristiano Ronaldo has left Old Trafford and got in his car before his team have got back into the changing room. I have to say, as someone in the dressing room, it's something that's unacceptable.
"When you look at whether Cristiano should be selected, Manchester United are better without him - and Erik ten Hag knows that. The only thing that Cristiano and the club can do is get together in the next week and end the relationship.
"Cristiano is too good of a player, too fantastic of a character and the club have got to move on."
Roy Keane
"Obviously the manager made the decision to leave him out. He's disappointed that Ronaldo didn't want to go on, even if it was the 87th minute, and the fact that he walked down the tunnel, he's obviously been punished for it.
"But I try to see it from the player's point of view, he's obviously had enough, he's lost his head and I think it's been brewing for the last few weeks with Ronaldo. I will still try to defend him, I still think he's a human being and he's got flaws.
"He feels frustrated that he's not been getting opportunities and he's had enough and he's walked down the tunnel. I think players have done a lot worse things at Manchester United. I think it happens, it's human nature.
"But he has to take his punishment. Is there a way back for him? I'm not sure. I still think Ronaldo's behaviour over the last week, I'd be more worried if he was sitting on the bench every week laughing his head off and not caring. I think the guy cares."
Rio Ferdinand
"I wouldn’t have been happy. In Ronaldo's statement he mentioned how he would’ve handled things differently. Emotions can sometimes take it out of your control as you're human.
"I’d have been in the queue to speak to him asking why he did it and ask the question. There’s two ways to look at it and I don’t condone it for one minute but there’s always another side to the story. I don’t think the communication has been as good as he wanted it, people say ‘you’re a player in the team’ but when you’re dealing with a player like Cristiano Ronaldo, like it or not, he’s Cristiano Ronaldo he’s one of the greatest footballers ever along with Messi.
"Sometimes they’re afforded a way of treatment a little bit different to everyone else, it was the same under Fergie, we had that communication about how the minutes are going to look and I think for the first time in his life that’s not upheld from the manager or the club.
"He’s in a position where he doesn’t know where he’s at. I’m not saying he was right in that decision and his decision says that as well but at the same time, you can say for every other player that you’re one of the team but there are sometimes special players that things work differently for.
"Not only is he an iconic player, I think it’s important for the team to see he’s communicating and that he’s fresh in his mind and ready to play. He’s 37 years old, he probably needs that more than ever so he can perform to the best of his ability."
Paul Scholes
"I sympathise with Cristiano. He did the wrong thing. But, your head completely goes. That’s what probably happened with Cristiano, he’s had a similar way of thinking where he’s been left out of a game so he will be raging.
"He’s still not come on and he will be thinking: ‘I can come on, score three or four goals against this team easily'.
"The longer the game goes on, the more upset you get, the red mist comes over you. You’re not thinking properly. For him to ask him to come on with two minutes to go, he will think ‘is he taking the mickey out of me?’
"He thinks he should be playing every single game and some players just can’t accept being left out. The longer that game went on the more and more furious he got."
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