Indeed, they are back in a good direction before the break but it's still uncertain now and the chances I don't think have changed that they can still fight for the Champions League or Europa League Zone although indeed in this case some problems arose such as when Ronaldo left and rumors of a club sale which was busy recently.
We have to see the achievements made by Erik Ten Hag at the start of this season, he has shown a good improvement in Manchester United performance at the start of his coaching season, I believe Erik Ten Hag will be able to make Manchester United finish in the top 4 this season. manchester united has just built their squad to be stronger in the coming seasons. we just need to give erik ten hag a bigger chance in bringing manchester united into title contenders in the season to come. I don't think Ronaldo departure will have a bad impact on Manchester United performance in the second half of this season.
I highly doubt Ronaldos exit from Manchester United would have any negative impact on the general performance of the team. In my opinion, Manchester United is presently undergoing a transition. A transition into the good old glory days. And they could and are getting there well without the help of Ronaldo. Manchester Uniteds coach, Erik Ten Hag, is beginning to understand the dynamics of the team and utilizing what he knows to make the squad better and stronger. Manchester United has got the potential as well as the players to finish top 4 in the premier league and Erik might just make that happen.
Manchester united will finish as top four,the season has not gone far and the points difference to the third position is not that much. When they are back from the world cup break every player will want to play to impress their club. Eric Ten Hag is a coach that knows what he is doing,finishing top four will be part of his target.
Some clubs that was consistent in winning before the world cup break,might come back and be inconsistent and vice versa,so let's not use the past to judge since this is football anything can happen at anytime. Ronaldo exit will not have any negative impact and the players will learn to play without him.