Ronaldo is among the many main aim scorers this season as solely Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is forward of him.
Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United. Courtesy: AP
HIGHLIGHTSBack in 2021, Ronaldo joined the United on a two-year contractRonaldo within the second-highest rating within the Premier LeagueRangnick admitted that the United are reliant on Ronaldo
Ralf Rangnick, the Manchester United head coach, acknowledged that he would have a phrase with new supervisor Erik ten Hag and the membership’s board concerning Cristiano Ronaldo’s future. The 37-year-old Ronaldo’s contract with United will finish on the finish of subsequent season. Back in August 2021, the veteran footballer joined the Premier League membership after leaving Juventus.
Ronaldo began his profession with United and gained as many as eight championships from 2003 to 2009. The Portuguese footballer has had a stellar run this season, having scored 17 objectives in 28 video games. On Thursday, he scored a aim within the 62nd minute of his crew’s match towards Chelsea. Ronaldo helped United pull off an equalizer after Chelsea’s Marco Alonso scored within the sixtieth minute.
“This is something that we should speak about between Erik and the board and myself,” Rangnick was quoted as saying when requested about Ronaldo’s future.
“Cristiano has another year of his contract. It is also important to find out what he wants if he wants to stay,” he acknowledged. Ronaldo is among the many main aim scorers this season as solely Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is forward of him with 22 objectives. Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-Min additionally has 17 objectives, together with Ronaldo.
‘We very much rely on Cristiano’
Earlier, in an interview with Sky Sports, Rangnick stated that the ultimate resolution surrounding Ronaldo’s future on the membership isn’t in his arms. “In the end, it’s both Erik’s and also Cris’s decision about what they want to do. It is not for me to speak about that but, today, the performance of Cris was really great,” he added.
United have relied closely on Ronaldo of late, because the charismatic determine has notched eight of his crew’s final 9 objectives within the match. Rangnick admitted to the identical, but in addition talked about focussing on signing recent strikers.
“Right now, we very much rely on Cristiano, he also showed a good performance when Chelsea were in possession. But there has to be a focus on bringing in a couple of new strikers for sure,” he added.
