Returning to Manchester United in 2021, Cristiano Ronaldo ultimately cost the Red Devils and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer dearly.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, former Manchester United manager, has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo’s return in 2021 has had a destabilizing impact on the Red Devils dressing room. Despite the initial excitement surrounding his return, CR7, who scored 24 goals this season, did not allow the club to shine, Manchester United finishing sixth in the Premier League and being eliminated in the round of 16 of the Champions League .
In comments reported by the Daily MailSolskjaer said: “We brought him to Manchester United, but I think maybe that affected the whole dressing room, the dynamic in the dressing room. Maybe other players felt less important because, of course, he’s one of the world superstars coming in. He was the top scorer of the year, he scored 24 goals or something, but I was fired 10 weeks later. We couldn’t give him to Manchester City because he would have probably scored more goals than Erling Haaland at the moment. »
This period of turbulence led to Solskjaer’s dismissal less than three months after the arrival of CR7, who ultimately left the club in November 2022 to join Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia. At 39, he continues to write his legend, having recently scored his 903rd career goal this Friday.
😯 Ole Gunnar Solskjær on Cristiano Ronaldo:
“Maybe other players felt less important because, obviously, this is one of the world superstars that comes in. He did well, he was top scorer that year with 24 goals or something, but I was out of a job 10 weeks later” #mufc #ronaldo pic.twitter.com/BS8HpT0i6n
— United Sector (@utdsector_) September 27, 2024
