Cristiano Ronaldo has finally ended the Lionel Messi debate back at Manchester United.

Cristiano Ronaldo has never been a problem for Manchester United, but rather a solution. Erik ten Hag will require him next season.

Consider this: in his first season back in England after a 12-year absence, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 23 goals in 36 games, all of which have come in the Premier League and Champions League.

Ronaldo finished 2006-07, his first successful season at Manchester United, with 23 goals. Ronaldo needs four games to surpass his 2008-09 total of 26.

The tiresome Ronaldo-Messi discussion was put to rest a long time ago. Ronaldo has won all three major football leagues. Messi escaped across the border to join the Ligue 1 procession, where he has only scored nine goals for Paris Saint-Germain.

Ronaldo surpassed Messi years ago and did it again this summer, despite the fact that they were both on the move.

Messi’s mask came off in Paris when he traded the purity of Barcelona for the Qatari product. Ronaldo accepted the challenge of making United a credible and competitive force.

Ronaldo was destined to be a success. United was improbable. In a season that began as a championship contender under the former Cardiff manager, United threw things off before Christmas by employing an interim who has decided to take a new position with a country that failed to qualify for the World Cup before the season concluded.

Despite the fact that this is the worst United team and season in recent memory, Ronaldo is the Premier League’s joint-second highest scorer alongside Heung-min Son, trailing just Mohamed Salah, the new FWA Player of the Year.

Ronaldo has eight goals in seven starts versus Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, and Arsenal.

When Ronaldo has been missing, United has failed rather than prospered from Villa Park to Anfield, via the Etihad.

Young players at Manchester United are awestruck by Ronaldo, and even seasoned teammates like Jesse Lingard, 29, and Phil Jones, 30, ‘adore’ him, according to dressing room sources.

In the aftermath of Liverpool’s 5-0 defeat in October, Ronaldo kept the squad together. His goals-against Tottenham and Atalanta in the following two games gave Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a stay of execution.

Ronaldo has been portrayed as a problem by the pseudo-intellectual and contrarian audiences. The idea that he had to adapt to the ways of Ralf Rangnick, a manager of 81 games in the decade preceding his arrival at United, was absurd.

Rangnick is now so thankful to Ronaldo for saving him from a more embarrassing record that he has suggested he would be a valuable asset to Erik ten Hag, despite having misgivings about Ronaldo’s role at United next season.

Since Louis van Gaal’s slumbering reign, genuine United fans have shuddered at the notion of “philosophy,” and Rangnick has a cult following despite a lack of awards.

Ajax, the club of Total Football and Johan Cruyff, arouses the romantic in football fans of a certain persuasion, and Ten Hag has rapidly been deified despite two Champions League group stage eliminations and a round-of-16 ejection by Benfica since the 2019 semi-final run.

Some are already questioning whether Ten Hag can accommodate Ronaldo as if Ten Hag is as revered or entitled as Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola. Ten Hag signed Sebastian Haller, a West Ham write-off who is now Ajax’s focal point.

If Chelsea had Ronaldo in their starting lineup on Thursday night, they would have blown United out. Ronaldo has more goals than Manchester City’s leading scorer, Riyad Mahrez, and more than anyone at Chelsea or Tottenham. Salah is the only Liverpool player to have scored more than Ronaldo.

United have won just 19 games this season, with Ronaldo scoring the game-winning goal in ten of them. Ronaldo, who is never a problem, is frequently a solution.

“‘He’s such an issue for Man United, scoring goals week in and week out, it’s not good,” Roy Keane remarked sarcastically.

With Edinson Cavani’s trips to his Montevideo getaway, Marcus Rashford’s futility, and Anthony Martial’s irrelevance, it’s a good thing United re-signed Ronaldo.

Ronaldo is the only outfield player at United who lives up to the standards banner shown at the Stretford End, which features Keane, Robson, and Cantona. Ten Hag must make a dash for him.

Just look at the facts.


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he over end am the thing over clear this season. Our eyes done open say Messi na big fraud That y psg owners dey beg mbape to stay just imagine psg without mbappe how he go be for them next season?

hmmmmm... make una no go kill una self o

They will come for you now.
I no call name o

they was no debate again after messi won d copa last year....u all said Leo was inferior because he won nothing with his country but cr7 av won d euros..
messi won d copa n also won d ballon d or for a record 7th time...the most winner of d award, than all other players DEAD OR ALIVE..
messi won d french title too and have more total trophies than all players except Alves....wat else do u want??
ur man should stay united n win trophies too, I cnt wait seeing the big boys play UCL n some people goat playing in conference league next season..more records to break against kukesi n co

kenzysmith:
he over end am the thing over clear this season. That y psg owners dey beg mbape to stay just imagine psg without mbappe

even If mbappe leaves, PSG will still score goals n win trophies...winning the UCL is messi main plan than scoring goals..
messi wont be happy scoring 20 goals a season n PSG endsup without UCL football....it would be a big slap on messi records..

paulolee:
they was no debate again after messi won d copa last year....u all said Leo was inferior because he won nothing with his country but cr7 av won d euros..
messi won d copa n also won d ballon d or for a record 7th time...the most winner of d award, than all other players DEAD OR ALIVE..
messi won d french title too and have more total trophies than all players except Alves....wat else do u want??
ur man should stay united n win trophies too, I cnt wait seeing the big boys play UCL n some people goat playing in conference league next season..more records to break against kukesi n co

And u think Ronaldo will be at manutd next season oga he is psg bound

kenzysmith:
And u think Ronaldo will be at manutd next season oga he is psg bound

PSG to do wat?? wat is ur goat looking for in s same Farmer league u guys are abusing messi for joining?
PSG dont need him...make e continue for e new challenge in united..I hear d new coach is keeping him..
him wan kum find sure tap ins from messi assist bt e no go work...e should enjoy his conference league

Lmao
Kweku the traveller fate is sealed with Europa

Messi ended it last June winning the Copa America

I don't know how anybody with a functioning brain will compare ronaldo to messi,messi is far ahead than ronaldo
You guys are saying he flopped in paris bcus he scored 9goals,as if it is only goals that is used to judge a players performance,that is why I hate arguing football with people here,they no nothing about football.
The previous season b4 he left barca,he scored 40+ goals,they said he flopped and didn't deserve d'or even though he won copa with his country and was the best playmaker
his haters hypocrisy is disgusting bcus each of them appreciates and speak highly of playmakers in their team but when messi is involved they begin to utter rubbish telling you that it isn't important. Any player in their team that has this kind of messi stat this season will easily win best player.
Ronaldo has scored lots of goals but who the goals help,cl no sure,europa is fading,yet they see him as a success,assuming it is messi that has 50goals now and psg is in second position,they for don kill am
Like it or hate it messi is the greatest,even if he sits in the bench from now till he retires in chinese league he is the greatest,your ronaldo will never come close.
All hail king leo cuccitini messi

kenzysmith:
he over end am the thing over clear this season. Our eyes done open say Messi na big fraud That y psg owners dey beg mbape to stay just imagine psg without mbappe how he go be for them next season?

make your ronaldo carry man u keep for where I'm see them first,see team wey day progress gradually ronaldo don enter spoil everything.
Me wey day carry man u for ticket b4 no fit try am this season

Ronaldo is the best version of a 30 years old, 31,32,33,34,35,36,37.
What he has achieved since he turn 30, 99% of players has not....in their entire career.
At a stage he should be declining he is still delivery the goods.

paulolee:

even If mbappe leaves, PSG will still score goals n win trophies...winning the UCL is messi main plan than scoring goals..
messi wont be happy scoring 20 goals a season n PSG endsup without UCL football....it would be a big slap on messi records..

When last did messi play champions league final?? He needs psg more than psg needs him cos psg got to the semi final and final in 2 successive years b4 messi joined , while messi only played one semi final in 7 yrs ... person wey no fit lead barca for champions league , na that one wey psg think say go carry them enter champions league final come win am

Kingcalls:


When last did messi play champions league final?? He needs psg more than psg needs him cos psg got to the semi final and final in 2 successive years b4 messi joined , while messi only played one semi final in 7 yrs ... person wey no fit lead barca for champions league , na that one wey psg think say go carry them enter champions league final come win am

see ur reasoning...chelsea won d UCL last season n no player was among d sets dt won it back in Munich in 2013 but dey still beat city n won it..
Liverpool won it too and no player was among d set dt won it last..
ur cr7 wey don win countless times with madrid n played 4 finals before joining Juve, why e no elp juve n unite win am or enter semi? I think dey even called him mr UCL bt now na conference he go play next season

paulolee:

see ur reasoning...chelsea won d UCL last season n no player was among d sets dt won it back in Munich in 2013 but dey still beat city n won it..
Liverpool won it too and no player was among d set dt won it last..
ur cr7 wey don win countless times with madrid n played 4 finals before joining Juve, why e no elp juve n unite win am or enter semi? I think dey even called him mr UCL bt now na conference he go play next season

At least he won it back to back to back ...at least he gives possibility...it must be stupidity to sign a player that can't even help himself to help a new team ... a disaster... he was the one that even knocked them out by missing penalty...team wey see back to back final and semi final... the fraud carry im badluck dash dem

Messi is still the THE GOAT take it or leave it

Europa man.
If Messi was in that Man U team you think united will be in 7th position? I laugh you

Make una Dey deceive una selves Dey fine new narrative

Debate don end since international trophy and 7th ballon d or

You guys should keep being pained about the 7th ballon d or and console yourselves