I doubt that Man Utd don't need Ronaldo anymore, as far as this season is concerned, there will weeks after weeks where he'd be required to lead the squad attacking line, and that could even be as early as after the international break during the Manchester Derby, Rashford, in whom Erik Ten Haag seemed to have trusted to fill that position has reportedly taken a knock which could keep him on the sidelines on that day, while Anthony still remains unavailable too, so Ronaldo could be the best option for them going forward. I understand the fact that he's pretty much on a high wage deal, but Ronaldo have remained professional enough in the game his being on the bench, cheer the team up and not giving unnecessary negative gestures.
You have said correctly everything they need to know, read and hear, Ronaldo raised the standard's at Manchester United, he was also surprised at the drop in standard. Both Paul Pogba and Ronaldo had a face to face dialogue about the performance of Manchester United with Ralf Ragnick but all didn't go well coz of the absence of Harry Maguire being Captain.
All this hate talks wouldn't have occurred if Ronaldo moved to Manchester City last season, I look back and I'm not pleased the move failed. United fans has big dreams season after season but they shouldn't forget he had a better tile to them position last season.
Ronaldo would have been the one scoring all the goals Erling Haaland's currently scoring and there will be no doubts about his form... A goal machine, it's just that Manchester United are not creating chances as Manchester City are doing, do you know Ronaldo still better that a 20year old Striker ? Cook the ball and pass the ball to him! Is that too difficult ?
Harkorede, currently, it is understandable why people think that Cristiano Ronaldo is no longer necessary for Manchester United as a player. It is because Manchester United have been able to get good results without him.
However, I do not believe that Manchester United will be able to continue performing well. I also agree that even if a player like Cristiano Ronaldo is on the bench, he is still not doing anything to negatively impact the team. It is just a matter of waiting for the right moment to arise when he will have the opportunity to prove himself once again. It would have been better for Cristiano Ronaldo if he was in another team, but right now he cannot do anything else, to be honest.
@Oluwa-btc, It is obviously quite certain that if Cristiano Ronaldo moved to Manchester City, he could have done a lot better compared to what he is doing right now at Manchester United. And I am also sure that he would still be a regular player at Manchester City. Which he is not at Manchester United right now. Really dumb decisions for his career I would say.
It is okay to assume that Ronaldo have not been the solution to Man United's problem, but neither as he been one of Man Utd's problems in my opinion, there's an absolute importance for the coach to build the team around younger players because eventually Ronaldo is drastically heading towards the finals years of his career, this winter World Cup definitely is likely going to be the last one for him in the Portugal's shirt too, so if Ten Haag believes he'd rather build his team around the up and coming young stars, that's totally fine, but he just needs to understand that Ronaldo is still fully fit and willing to compete at the highest level, so he shouldn't hang him out to dry, as that might the lead to a bigger problem for him as the coach too.
Ten Hag is a good coach now, he has a good plan and reads game perfectly, it's now high time Manchester United back him with fund's.
Take a good look at Pep Guardiola, he has spent good fund's on quality players year after which have given results, we was poor in the first year but had a drastic turn around.
I hope they finally get to see the light at the end of the tunnel, I'm not sure of Manchester United winning the Premier League but staying put within top four should be a must.
Ronaldo is and will never be the problem of Manchester United, all those saying so are dumb as they know little or nothing about football, he misses a chance and they'll start ranting. With time and money spent on rebuild, Manchester United will be back to Glory day's.
