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It has finally come to this, Cristiano Ronaldo's love affair with his so-called 'home' that is Manchester United Football Club has finally come to an unceremonious end.

Unceremonious if you consider that as of now, Cristiano's last game for Man United was the confidence-sapping defeat to FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League. Even more unceremonious is the manner he lead every United fans to believe that he has finally accepted that United is where he belongs. That's exactly why football will never be short of cynics and naysayers, for all the beauty of the game, loyalty is becoming more and more of a rarity.

I'll give him every credit that he deserves for the way he has helped United to achieve more glories in the last 2 or 3 seasons that he has been at Old Trafford, culminating the moment he won the Ballon d' Or and FIFA World Player of The Year last year. I'm sure Cristiano is man enough to admit that he won't achieve those accolades without the help of his teammates. When and not if the deal is finally concluded coming to the end of this month, I sincerely hope that Cristiano will show some genuine effort in acknowledging his legion of fans that has supported him through thick and thin over the years. A gesture of gratefulness towards the United fans will not cost him anything other than a difficult but endearing send off to La Liga.

Make no mistake about it, United will definitely miss a player like Cristiano, his pace, power, and all round threat as an attacking player is second to none, even though he has his own army of critics but his record at United speaks for themselves. 292 games and 118 goals to his name is without a doubt a very very impressive stats for a player who is a natural out-and-out winger.

The general feeling that I can sense from fans' who made their feelings known through countless postings on the triple W in major sports websites is one of rationalization. United fans in particular were 'generous' and 'forgiving' enough to let him go, thinking that it made good business sense and the small matter of Cristiano's request. Some viewed him as becoming more and more detrimental to the team judging by his petulant actions in the closing stages of the season and thought that Sir Alex is again giving priority to the team more than anything else.

I for one, think that this is the right decision on both Cristiano and the club's sides. It might not be the best decision but definitely the right decision. Though time will surely tell whether Sir Alex will regret selling him to a 'mob organisation' like Real Madrid, Cristiano has given his all to Man United and therefore should be remembered for the contributions that he has made rather than the unnecessary petty sideshows. The same can be said of his place in Manchester United's folklore, it isn't yet exactly cast in stone but for some reason or another, I believe there is a place for him, where...? Again, only time will tell.

Thanks Cristiano for all the beautiful memories when you graced the mighty Red of Manchester United. For us fans, we will always keep the Red flag flying high...

Glory, glory Man United...