‘Endless b****ing’: Man Utd legend grilled over ‘jealous’ Ronaldo axe call
Man Utd legend grilled over ‘jealous’ Ronaldo axe call: According to a piece that Red Devils icon Wayne Rooney wrote for the Sunday Times, Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has a better chance of picking up his first point in the Premier League if he benches Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford for Monday’s match against Liverpool.
United’s season started out with two humiliating losses, the first being a victory at Old Trafford by Brighton, which was the club’s first loss ever at that venue, and the second being a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Brentford over the weekend.
It is the first time they have finished at the bottom of the Premier League table in the last three decades.
After drawing their opening two games of the season against Fulham and Crystal Palace, United plays host to a Liverpool team that is also looking for their first win of the season.
Record goal-scorers for both United and England Rooney believes that his previous team needed players that give their all on the field, and neither Ronaldo nor Marcus Rashford fit that bill, according to Rooney.
It has been rumoured that Ronaldo, who is currently in his second stint at United, is looking to leave the club because he wants to play in the Champions League. Ronaldo has denied these rumours.
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Rashford has been out of form ever since he played in the final of the Euro 2020 tournament in the previous year. As a result, he has been dropped from the England squad, and there have been speculations that he is being linked with Paris Saint-Germain, who are the French champions.
Rooney has stated that he would not play either Cristiano Ronaldo or Marcus Rashford if given the opportunity.
“If I were in Ten Hag’s position, my primary concern would be getting energy on the pitch, and United’s failure to recruit a No. 9 means that they relied on Ronaldo against Brentford, even though he hadn’t trained a lot with the team. ” “If I was in Ten Hag’s position, my primary concern would be getting energy on the pitch.”
It appeared as though he required some additional time to get into fighting shape.
Piers Morgan dubbed the former United striker “jealous” in response to Rooney’s comments and tore him to shreds as a result.
“Rooney’s DC United club was defeated by a score of 6-0 yesterday, and he has a win percentage of only 28% as a manager. Morgan said in a tweet, “So I recommend he pipes down with the managerial advice and endless envious b***hing about (Ronaldo), whose talent, success, and fitness levels all dwarf Rooney’s.” Ronaldo’s brilliance, success, and fitness levels all dwarf Rooney’s.
Rooney, who is currently coaching at another of his former clubs, DC United in the MLS, stated that Ronaldo should be allowed to leave United because, at the age of 37, he is not a player around whom a squad could be built with the intention of winning a championship.
Statements
“He has also made it known that he wants to quit the club,” added Rooney, referring to his teammate’s intentions. “I don’t know his reasons, but, as I wrote in my last column, I’d let him—a he’s great player and will always score goals, but the task for Ten Hag is to produce a team that can compete for the title in three or four years’ time.” “I don’t know his reasons, but, as I wrote in my last column, I’d let him.”
“That means starting over with younger players,” the analyst said.
Rooney has stated that keeping an eye on Rashford at this time is a “serious concern.”
Rooney is quoted as saying, “I think he needs to do a lot of soul-searching and figure out what he wants, for his own good, before anything else,” where the emphasis is placed on the first clause.
He gives off the impression that he would rather be anywhere else than on the football field. On the field, I haven’t noticed him cracking a smile in a very long time.
“Everyone is rooting for him to succeed because he’s such a nice kid and he’s from the neighbourhood and he came up through the ranks at United.
“But you look at the contrast between Marcus now and when he first came into the team: the enthusiasm he displayed, the joy on his face when he scored.” “But you look at the difference between Marcus now and when he first came into the team.”
“It’s night and day.”
Rooney ponders whether or not Rashford’s desire to move on could be a contributing factor to the issue. “There has been talk about a move to Paris Saint-Germain, and it’s possible that he, like Cristiano Ronaldo, is another player who wants a change of scene,” the article states.
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