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Manchester United legend Cristiano Ronaldo has recently come out to discuss his former club, giving advice to current manager Erik ten Hag.
The Ballon d’Or winner did not pull his punches when discussing the club and what needs to change to get back to the heights that the club saw during his first stint at Old Trafford.
Talking about his former club, Ronaldo said: “Manchester United, they need to rebuild everything, in my opinion. The coach, they say they cannot compete to win the League and Champions League.”
He continued: “Manchester United coach, you cannot say that you’re not going to fight to win the League or Champions League. You have to be, to mentally say, listen, maybe we don’t have that potential, but I cannot say that. We’re going to try. You have to try.
“This club [Manchester United] needs time to rebuild because it’s still one of the best clubs in the world, but they need to change. They understand that. This is the only way. This is why they show, they start to change again, the structure of the club, the president, the infrastructures and everything.
“The owners of the club. They’re investing in the training ground…So I’m happy because [things are changing] I’m not happy the way it all happen, but in the same way, we cannot control some points of our life sometimes, but it’s done, already done.
“I believe that the future will be bright [for United]. I believe, but they don’t depend only on the talents. It’s more than that. It’s all club, all, not only players, club, everything as a unit, united. You know?
“They have to rebuild from the bottom. If not, they cannot compete. It will be impossible. They can do good things, yes, they can win Carabao, yeah, but I mean, Champions League or Europa League or Premier League, difficult, in my opinion. And I wish that I’m wrong, I wish, but will be difficult.
“If Erik ten Hag listens to Ruud, maybe he can [help at United]. I think it can help a lot because he knows the club and the club should listen the guys who were there. You [Rio] or Roy Keane or Paul Scholes or Gary Neville, whatever, Sir Alex Ferguson. You cannot, you cannot rebuild a club without knowledge. Not guys who work in office. They understand.
“I believe that Ruud [van Nistelrooy] is going to help because he was inside the club. He knows the club. He knows the fans. If the coach listens to him, I think they can improve a little bit the club.”
The admiration for his former teammate Ruud van Nistelrooy is clear through his comments, with the Dutch striker holding the key to United’s success in his opinion.
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