Cristiano Ronaldo made his first public comment on the upcoming arrival of Erik ten Hag at Manchester United on Friday. The 37-year-old star player looks forward to his collaboration with the current Ajax coach on the club website. “I know he has done a fantastic job at Ajax,” Ronaldo begins.
“I also know that he is an experienced coach, but we have to give him time,” said the Manchester United club’s top goalscorer, who has scored 24 goals in all competitions. Ronaldo is still on a contract for another year and will normally also play at Old Trafford next season. The superstar hopes that Ten Hag can turn the tide after United had another extremely disappointing season.
“Things have to change the way he wants,” Ronaldo says about Ten Hag. “If he does well, all of Manchester United will be successful, so I wish him the best. We are all happy and excited about his arrival, not only as players, but also as fans. We have to believe that we can win titles next year to win.” That is not going to happen this season. Manchester United must
At the beginning of May, it was briefly thought that Ronaldo already brought a kind of message to Ten Hag, among others, after United’s resounding victory over Brentford (3-0). The Portuguese spoke as he walked off the field towards the camera that followed him and was quoted in England as: “I am not finished.” Ronaldo debunked that on Instagram a day later: he had been misheard and wanted the cameraman to leave him alone: “Are you finished now?”
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