Cristiano Ronaldo has been reminded that “no one wanted him” over the summer, with Gary Neville urging the Portuguese to remain at Manchester United.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner spent much of the last transfer window making a push for the exits at Old Trafford, leading to him being linked with the likes of Bayern Munich and Chelsea, but the deadline passed with no deal done.

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Ronaldo has since been forced to settle for a supporting role in Erik ten Hag’s plans, with plenty of bench duty taken in, but Neville says that should not be considered an “insult” and that the 37-year-old can still play an important role for the Red Devils over the remainder of the 2022-23 campaign.

Former United defender Neville has told The Mirror: “What I would hope is that, like with any other player coming towards the end of his career, he’ll accept that he won’t play every single game and he’ll stay and become a massive contributor like he was on Sunday night [in a 2-1 win over Everton] and United will have a good season.