Cristiano Ronaldo extremely pitches HIMSELF as a brand new proprietor to repair ‘sick’ Man United, as he says they’ve ‘many extra issues’ than supervisor Ruben Amorim – who nonetheless faces a ‘storm’ to come back
Cristiano Ronaldo has sensationally put himself forward as the man to turn Manchester United around.
Despite receiving a heroes welcome on his return in 2021, Ronaldo’s second Premier League spell would come to an acrimonious end.
After a public falling out with Erik ten Hag, Ronaldo would subsequently make a number of explosive claims in a TV interview that saw United terminate his contract.
In the two years since, much has changed at Old Trafford, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe‘s Ineos Group assuming control of football operations after years of fan unrest under the Glazer regime, and Ten Hag sacked in October.
However, while the rebuild behind the scenes has seen a significant overhaul, difficulties on the pitch have remained.
Ronaldo’s former Portugal team-mate Ruben Amorim was brought to succeed Ten Hag in the hopes he could mould the squad he inherited in the ways of his progressive philosophy with which he had enjoyed so much success with Sporting Lisbon.
Results on the pitch are yet to improve however, with a 2-0 defeat to Wolves on Thursday only continuing the club’s worst-ever start to a Premier League season.
Speaking at the Globe Soccer Awards ceremony on Friday, Ronaldo insisted that Amorim is not to blame for United’s current slump and that a significant overhaul would be required for the club to return to its former glory.
‘[The] Premier League it’s the most difficult league in the world,’ he said.
‘All the teams are good, all the teams fight, all the teams run, all the teams are strong. Football is different right now. There’s no easy games any more.
‘They need, I said this one year and a half ago, and I will continue to say it: The problem is not the coaches, it’s like… I always give this example… it’s like an aquarium.
‘If you have the fish inside and he’s sick and you take him out and you fix the problem and you put him again in an aquarium you will be sick again.
‘The problem of Manchester United is the same. The problem is not always the coach. It’s much more than that.’
Prior to his bitter exit in 2022, Ronaldo had been openly critical about the state of the infrastructure surrounding United.
Reports at the time claimed the five-time Ballon d’Or winner was left astounded that the club’s Carrington training base had not changed in the decade since his initial departure.
In particular, Ronaldo complained about the state of the on-site pool claiming that ‘loose, chipped and missing tiles’ represented a danger to players and insisted he would not use the facilities until they had been revamped.
Ronaldo’s discontent was such that he joined a local luxury gym, shocking patrons with his presence at the £255-a-month facility in Knutsford.
In addition to highlighting the issues that he believes have caused the club to stagnate in recent years, Ronaldo also made the bold claim that he personally could straighten the issues out.
He continued: ‘If I will be the owner of the club, I will make things clear and adjust things that are bad there.’
