Cristiano Ronaldo criticizes Ten Hag at Manchester United

Portuguese star pokes fun at rival and reinforces that English club “needs to rebuild everything”

Cristiano Ronaldo has once again turned his back on Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag . The Portuguese star, currently at Al-Nassr, took aim at his rival in his second stint at the English club, complaining about the Dutch coach’s stance on the Premier League and Champions League.

– Manchester United needs to rebuild everything, in my opinion. As Manchester United coach, you can’t say that you won’t fight to win the league or the Champions League. You have to mentally say “maybe we don’t have that potential”, but you can’t say that… We’re going to try. You have to try – criticized CR7, in an interview with former defender Rio Ferdinand, another icon in the history of the Red Devils.

Ronaldo welcomed the arrival of Ruud van Nistelrooy, one of Manchester United’s idols, to Ten Hag’s coaching staff .

– If Ten Hag listens to Ruud, maybe he can (help himself). I think he can help a lot because he (Van Nistelrooy) knows the club and the club should listen to the guys who have been there.

Cristiano Ronaldo terminated his contract with Manchester United at the end of 2022 , having clashed with Ten Hag. After not participating in pre-season for family reasons, the Portuguese was named as a reserve several times and did not hide his dissatisfaction with the coach . CR7 went to Al-Nassr at the turn of the year and has since played in Saudi football.