Darren Bennett insisted that Cristiano Ronaldo It doesn’t fit Eric Ten Hag’s style of play at Manchester United.
After Ronaldo played 90 minutes in a 4-0 loss to Brentford, the Portuguese star was brought down to score Manchester United The first win of the Ten Hag era was a 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Old Trafford on Monday which saw the Portuguese enter in the 86th minute.
Bennett questioned how well the 37-year-old veteran fit into the Dutchman’s extreme pressure system of play.
Bennett said in comments published by the English newspaper “Daily Mail”: “There were outstanding players, the midfielders defended well, and the attacking trio performed well, a lot of people were wondering (How can you not play Ronaldo in this team?!”).
He added: “I think if Tin Hag wants to play this style of energy, high pressure and strong style, unfortunately you can’t play Ronaldo, that’s not to belittle him.
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And the former Tottenham player continued: “But looking at this system, Ronaldo is 37 years old, look at the energy of Ilanga, Rashford, when the latter is at his best,
He stressed: “Rashford’s best qualities are his speed, when he starts running regularly, he causes nightmares for defenders, for his goal once morest Liverpool, you can see the way he finished the attack wonderfully, calm, this is the time when he was at his best.”