Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo has once again taken aim at his former club, Manchester United, claiming that some of the players “don’t have in mind what Manchester United is.”
Speaking with Piers Morgan on the latest episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored, Ronaldo expressed sadness over the current state of the club, which he described as “one of the most important of the century.”
When asked about United’s current coach, Rúben Amorim, who has led the team to within two points of second place after ten games, Ronaldo defended his compatriot but stressed that he could not “work miracles.”
“He is doing his best. What are you going to do? Miracles? Miracles is impossible. We say in Portugal, ‘Miracles is only in Fatima’… And he’s not gonna do miracles,” Ronaldo said.
“They have good players, but they don’t have, some of them, in mind what Manchester United is.”
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner also expressed doubt about United’s ability to recover from their recent struggles.
“For me, I’m sad because of the club — that’s one of the most important clubs in the world, and a club that I still have in my heart because of the obvious reasons,” he continued.
“You have to follow intelligent people, smart people, to create a base for the future as Manchester United did so many years ago. Nicky Butt, Gary [Neville], Roy Keane, [David] Beckham — they became big players but they had youth. So Manchester United right now, they don’t have a structure.”
Concluding, Ronaldo expressed hope for a turnaround:
“I hope that changes in the future, because the potential of the club, it’s amazing. It’s one of the most important clubs of the century.”
