Cristiano Ronaldo has been eating alone at Manchester United, report says, and the frustrated manager may let him leave

• Manchester United's manager is now opening to letting Cristiano Ronaldo leave, reports The Athletic.
• Ronaldo has been eating alone in the club canteen and moaning in training, the outlet said.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is now ready to let Cristiano Ronaldo leave the club this summer after becoming increasingly frustrated with the player's behavior, according to The Athletic.

Ronaldo, who missed all of United's pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia, is said to have told United he wanted to leave in June.

Ten Hag's public stance had been that Ronaldo remained part of his plans for the coming season, but according to The Athletic, his opinion has now shifted.

The Athletic reported that amid United's poor start to the English Premier League season which has seen it lose its opening two matches, Ronaldo has been eating alone in the club's training ground canteen and is isolating himself from the rest of the squad.

The 37-year-old has also been "flapping his arms about in training" in an attempt to "argue against" Ten Hag's tactics, the report said.

Earlier this month, Ronaldo left a pre-season match at Old Trafford before the final whistle after he was substituted – a move which Ten Hag called "unacceptable."

According to The Times of London, Ronaldo's representatives have talked to several other clubs in order to find him a new home before the transfer window closes on September 1.

Chelsea and Bayern Munich have expressed interest in signing the striker, who has one year left on his deal at United.

Speaking on Sky Sports on Monday, former United defender Gary Neville said that he believes letting Ronaldo go could prove to be a mistake.

"He is obviously not happy, the problem is if they lose him there is nothing left in the goalscoring part of the pitch," said Neville.

"I genuinely think if he leaves and they don't bring people in they could finish bottom half of the table."

United, which is rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table, next plays Liverpool at Old Trafford on Monday August 22.