Is it time for Ronaldo to go?

Its premature, but the question must surely suffice in the coming months. Is Man Utd ready to do without Cristiano Ronaldo? It will be rather unthinkable now, to see Ronaldo leave Man Utd. But in recent times, Ronaldo's attitude and disrespect for the club manager has made it increasingly likely that its time for him to leave.

Man Utd is well known for sending unwanted players to Real Madrid, the dumping grounds for ex Man Utd talent, including Van Nistelrooy, Heinze and Beckham. Truth is, comments made by the man himself looks increasingly likely that Ronaldo is biding his time at Man Utd. His comments are not reflective of a happy camper.

Should a mega deal be struck by Man Utd for Franck Ribery of Bayern Munich, it might not be a bad idea to offload Ronaldo in return for some extra profit. The work attitude and creativity of Ribery could be better suited to Man Utd's current first team. His team mentality might benefit Berbatov and Rooney more than Ronaldo who is the focal point of every Man Utd attack. Ribery might not score as many but he creates plenty to which Berbatov must convert into goals.

Maybe its time to inject some freshness into the first team for next season. Sir Alex will not want to dwell on a team that is becoming too predictable in its attacking play to close opponents and has seen its predictability being crushed in clinical fashion by Barcelona. Ribery will add a new dimension on the wings but it might have to be at the expense of a certain self declared "best footballer in the world".