Cristiano Ronaldo: 'I do not know whether I will leave Manchester United'

Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted that he 'does not know' whether he will remain with Manchester United after the 2022 World Cup.

The second part of the 37-year-old's explosive interview with Piers Morgan on TalkTV aired on Thursday evening, with the forward extremely critical of the club's head coach Erik ten Hag.

Man United are believed to be considering terminating the Portugal international's contract in light of the interview, which has caused shockwaves around the world of football.

Ronaldo has said that he is unsure what will happen in terms of his future at club level, as he is only currently focusing on representing his country at the upcoming competition in Qatar.

"It's difficult to tell right now, because my mood is, right now, [focused on] the World Cup. It's probably my last World Cup, of course, my fifth World Cup," Ronaldo told Morgan.

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"I don't know what's going to happen after the World Cup, but as I told you before, and I will say again, the fans will always be in my heart. And I hope they will be by my side, even if I [come] back, or if I'm not back, or if I stay or whatever.

"Nobody's perfect. Episodes in the life we all have is part of being human beings, is part of me being a human being and [being a] father as well. I always will commit mistakes.

"But I don't know, it's hard to tell right now what's going to happen after the World Cup because my focus is for the World Cup, for the Portugal national team.

"When I arrived at Manchester United, I always wanted to be available to help the team and to do the good things, to put [them] in the right spots, to compete with the best teams. But it's hard when they cut your legs and they don't like you to shine and they don't listen to your advice.

"I think I have words to advise to the club because the trophies are one individual and collective. I think I can help a lot, but when the infrastructure is not good."

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Ronaldo also confirmed that he was offered a lucrative deal to move to Saudi Arabia over the summer, but he wanted to remain at Old Trafford despite the speculation.

"It's true, yes, it's true. But what the press keep saying, the garbage, is that nobody wants me, which is completely wrong," he added.

"And I was happy here to be honest, I was motivated to do a great season here [at United]. But they continue to repeat that nobody wants Cristiano. How they don't want a player who scored 32 goals last year, [including] with the national team?"

"It's hard, it's hard. But in the same way, I thought that I was very happy here; that I am still capable of scoring goals.

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"I still believe that I can score many, many goals and help the team because I still believe that I'm still good and capable to help the national team - even Manchester United. But if you don't feel around you that the energy's on your side, it's difficult.

"Of course, the criticism is going to exist all the time. 'Ah he's 37, he's not the same'. But I want to see if some guy of my age can maintain the level that I show.

"Yes, in this moment, I feel very, very good. I believe that I'm going to do an amazing World Cup, and I'm prepared, physically and mentally."

Chelsea and Sporting Lisbon are among the clubs to be linked with Ronaldo in recent days.