Ronaldo will be ‘downfall of Man United’ after worst-in-Premier League reveal – pundit
Cristiano Ronaldo will prove to be the “downfall of Man United” this season, according to Gabby Agbonlahor.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-Aston Villa and England attacker claimed Ronaldo should make way for Mason Greenwood, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho.
According to the Athletic, Ronaldo’s 2.7 pressures per 90 minutes is the worst of any forward in the Premier League to play at least 270 minutes this season.
He scored United’s winning goal against Atalanta last night but that was their first win in six games across all competitions.
Asked whether Ronaldo actually improves Man United as a team, Agbonlahor told Football Insider correspondent Connor Whitley: “I don’t think he does.
“People got carried away. Ronaldo was awful for Juventus last season. This season for Man United, he’s not scored many great goals. The one against Newcastle was the goalkeeper’s fault, it went through his legs. The Villareal one wasn’t anything special.
“If you look at Man United, if I’m a Man United fan I want to see Greenwood down the middle, I want Rashford on the left and I want Sancho on the right, he’s better on the right. That’s my front three. In behind them, I want Pogba, Fernandes and Fred or McTominay.
“Ronaldo doesn’t fit into the way that Manchester United want to play. The problem is, because of his profile and how good of a player he was, everyone feels like they’ve got to pass to him. They feel they’ve got to make a goal for Ronaldo.
“He’s going to be the downfall of Man United, for me. It was a signing that was done for the fans and to stop him from going to Man City. Let’s not be fooled, Ronaldo would have gone to Manchester City, 1000 per cent, he had probably already spoken to Manchester City.”
In other news, an injury expert has revealed a Man United star is ‘physically transformed’ after ‘bulking up’ behind the scenes.