Man Utd Will Finish Third With Ronaldo
31 August, 2021
A Manchester United legend feels Cristiano Ronaldo does not make the Red Devils a better team, and predicts the club will finish third this season.
The Red Devils announced last week that they had agreed a deal with Juventus to re-sign the Portugal international, who had one year left on his contract in Turin.
Ronaldo finished last season as Serie A's top scorer ahead of Romelu Lukaku, who has since joined Chelsea, but ex-United fullback Gary Neville feels the Portuguese's return does not improve manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.
"The Glazers have done what they normally do when they get put under pressure," Neville told Sky Sports.
"They make two or three signings and basically, it shuts people up. I think there are deep-rooted issues at United.
"They couldn't let Ronaldo go to Manchester City. They've had it in the past with the likes of [Alexis] Sanchez when he was going to Man City and they stepped in.
"They had to step in at this point, whether they wanted to or not is another matter. No Man United fan can complain with the three players they've got this summer.
"I made the prediction on Monday Night Football that it would finish Man City, Chelsea and Man United, I'm not going to change that.
"I don't think the Ronaldo signing makes them a better team than Chelsea, who won the Champions League last season, and Man City, who were 20 points clear."
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za
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