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There is no doubt in any fan’s mind that Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest footballs of all time. The Portuguese star has won a ridiculous 33 team trophies and 58 individual awards including five Ballon d’Or awards.
The 39-year-old’s career is truly a remarkable one that no one is sure when it’s going to end, with Ronaldo still scoring for fun with two goals and an assist in the opening two games of the Saudi Pro League for Al-Nassr.
However, one man who is excited to see what Ronaldo does once he hangs up his boots is former Red Devil Michael Owen.
The player-turned-pundit has a massive amount of praise for the Ballon d’Or winner, feeling that he has the presence, experience, and knowledge to be a great coach.
When discussing Ronaldo’s potential shift into management with TVSporten, Owen said: “I’d be fascinated to see what Cristiano Ronaldo is going to do when he retires.”
He continued: “Just looking from the outside, it feels like he might want to be at the side of the pitch managing Portugal like he did at Euro 2016.
“He looks like a coach, he looks like he wants to coach, so he might want to go down that route. The Portugal job, probably in the future we might have his name on it, you never know.
“Of course, if he does well, then great teams like Manchester United, and Real Madrid would then be looking at him.”
Later in the interview, Owen weighed in on the debate of whether Erik ten Hag is the right man for the job. The former striker made his thoughts very clear that The Red Devils need to sack the Dutchman, saying: “They finished eighth last year so if you’re a Manchester United fan, you’re wanting to see an upturn in performance immediately.”
He continued: “From what they were last year to the start of this year, they’ve stuck with the same manager and the signings they’ve made might not be enough to turn the corner.
“That’s why I can’t see them in the top four. I think Man Utd are going to need a change of manager before they have an upturn in fortunes, so is anybody surprised about their start to the season?
“They possibly got lucky to get three points at home in the first game. But whichever way you look at it, you know, there’s not enough change.”
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