In mild of a trophyless return to Previous Trafford this season, Victor Ikpeba thinks CR7 ought to’ve gone to Man Metropolis as a substitute.
Cristiano Ronaldo ought to have joined Manchester Metropolis as a substitute of Manchester United final summer time, in accordance with former Nigeria worldwide Victor Ikpeba.
The 37-year-old ahead turned down a transfer to Manchester Metropolis final summer time in favor of an emotional return to Previous Trafford after 12 years at Actual Madrid and Juventus.
Ronaldo has since scored 22 targets in all competitions, however the membership’s outcomes haven’t gone to plan. Manchester United have didn’t win a trophy for the fifth season in a row. They’re additionally down in sixth place within the Premier League, six factors exterior the Champions League qualification spots.
‘He ought to have gone to Manchester Metropolis’
Now Ikpeba has prompt Ronaldo’s return was a mistake and that he ought to depart this summer time when Ajax boss Erik ten Hag takes over.
“I believe he ought to be leaving the membership. Ronaldo coming again to Manchester United was a mistake,” the previous Monaco and Borussia Dortmund striker stated on SuperSport’s Monday Night time Soccer.
“It isn’t a query of him scoring targets, so many issues occur when a star participant returns to his authentic membership.
“In some ways, Ronaldo has been a distraction. He’s a worldwide star in soccer, he shouldn’t have come again at that age, he ought to have gone to Manchester Metropolis.
“Selfish gamers, jealousy involves play within the dressing room. The ambiance has been nasty proper from the start.”
Ronaldo, who has one other yr left on his Crimson Devils contract, has stayed silent on his future plans to this point.
The Portugal worldwide is presently getting ready for Manchester United’s journey to Chelsea on Thursday within the Premier League. Bet365 has backed Chelsea because the favorites at odds of two.25 on the time of writing. This means the Blues have a 44% likelihood of victory.
