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fergie001:
Ronaldo's legendary status will remain high up there. Why do people fail to remember Keane did something like this. Even Rooney did something like this. No United fan who followed 2005-2009, will say he did nothing at United, that's funny.

Well, most football fans these days don’t even get to see Cantona and Keane play. They probably started from the time of Tevez, Rooney and Ronaldo trio upfront.

OJEEMAH:
If you are no bigger than your employer, then Ronaldo is not bigger than Man United. It’s a wrong thing to say bro…..no player is bigger than a club no matter their achievements.

You realize that you can be too overqualified for a role and too good for a company right?

Roboto11:
How else?

Can you explain why a known group of indigenous people in US never had access to services?

Isn't America meant to be the leader of the free world?

Most indigenous groups or whatever is left of them in America mostly live away from civilization. This particular one is so hard because they do not live like typical Americans, meaning no credit, no mortgage, etc. I am trying to wonder who’ll be responsible for their electricity bill after this set up. If it’s up to them, believe me, they just wouldn’t care to go all dark again.

Cityfirstborn:
Did city submit any bid for him? How did you come to the conclusion that city wanted him, even pep has already said city never wanted him and wouldn’t have signed him. The fact is no club wanted him even manutd, his agent used the media to deceive manutd into signing him

City were in touch. Ronaldo himself mentioned it in the full interview with Piers Morgan and admitted Ferguson asked him not to go to City and he listened. It was obviously out of respect for Ferguson and the fans of United. True, he wanted to leave in the summer but couldn’t get any offers, not because he wasn’t wanted but because clubs couldn’t match what his agent was demanding. As old as Ronaldo is, he still wouldn’t come cheap.

It was the fact that Ferguson didn’t want him to move to City was what led to his United move. Please, stick to what you know to be true and not what you heard in viewing centers or what you assume to be true.

If Ronaldo was offered for free, clubs will kill themselves to get him. He is old but remains the most influential figure in football.

Cityfirstborn:
Mancity and pep never wanted Ronaldo. The media was just speculating and his agent was running up and down. How on earth do you think pep will sign a 37 years old when he sold Aguero cos he was 32 and old. No one needs your Ronaldo

City was truly interested in Ronaldo but Ferguson was a major factor in the crumbling of the deal. Augero had a bad heart condition that made him quit earlier. City’s plan was to land Ronaldo and Haaland and Pep was open to the idea of a Ronaldo but knew the rivalry of Manchester would affect the outcome and it did.

OJEEMAH:
You made some points but no player is bigger than a club bro. If any player thinks he is bigger than his club, he should never have joined them in the first place.

What makes a club? The quality of players, manager, fans or all? More often than not, it is the first two. The place of the third will forever be special. Clubs, like kingdoms rise and fall and the current United team is beneath Ronaldo, considering the glorious career and successes he has enjoyed and had. NO ONE IN THE UNITED TEAM CAN MATCH THE QUALITY OF PLAYERS AND TEAMMATES HE’s PLAYED WITH OVER THE YEARS (both at the old United and Real Madrid).

It was bad enough enough that THE Ronaldo would miss out on Champions League and follow a team with the likes of Maguire into Europa and play week in week out but get benched and relegated to the classic time waster who comes on at the 86th minute. Ronaldo wanted to leave at the summer but got repeated reassurances from ETH that he was a crucial part of his plan only to bench him.

There are only two players on the planet that are bigger than most clubs and this is not coming from a place of bias or sentiment. The likes of a manager such as ETH managing someone as Ronaldo is even ridiculous; a player with richer Champions League experience than the person acting as coach or manager is just crazy. Unfortunately, that is the reality of clubs such as United that has fallen from grace.

fergie001:
Well, there are things we don't know happen behind the scenes.

United will move on and Ronaldo's legacies will not be defined by this. This interview must have been done a long time ago but released now on purpose. It only means one thing:

Like the 2018 World Cup, he is not coming back from Qatar as a Man United player. Jorge Mendes must have done his thing!

Thank you United
God Bless Ronaldo.
God Bless Man United.
God Bless Us All.

This is the point. The interview was done weeks ago and the fact that Piers Morgan released it now means that Ronaldo must have okayed it. It's a World Cup year and it is obvious he is closing every window at returning to the club. Man is done and his legacies won't be defined by this. Most of his successes were in Spain and not even in England. Roy Keane and Eric Cantona had egos the size of an elephant and they are still regarded as legends of United.

OJEEMAH:
It’s not relative bro.

Trying to force a move is an act of betrayal and disrespect to the club.

Refusing to join the team for pre season is another act of betrayal and lack of respect for the club and even the coach.

He still disrespected the coach by leaving the pitch before the final whistle.

If he truly wants the coach to respect him, he should earn through his actions and not just because he is Ronaldo.

His daughter was hospitalised around the time United were on a pre-season tour. No sane man will honour one useless club over family. Rooney has said so many ridiculous things about him while he kept quiet. "Eric the Hag" kept saying Ronaldo was part of his plan even when the player was trying to move away from the club. In the end, he got relegated to the bench. We get it, he is old and not as young as he used to be, which is all the more reason United should have let him go but no. ETH never respected him but when he says he does not respect him either, it becomes an issue.

I hate to be the one to say this but Cristiano Ronaldo is bigger than Manchester United just like Messi is bigger than the current Barcelona. Players are humans and can be unhappy when things are not in place. It's like wanting away from your everyday job. Just because your branch manager love your work ethic doesn't mean you shouldn't leave when job satisfaction is not there. Casemiro wanted to leave Madrid and he is still loved by Madridistas. It is only in England that wantaway players are regarded as betrayers.

That’s a dumb move. The virus can’t survive for long outside of the human blood.

Pinterest:
The thing is Madrid go beat Liverpool based on current form, but anything can happen between now and February. Personally, I wan make Liverpool commot Madrid because Madrid don too dominate UCL, no be say I fancy Liverpool like that

A lot will happen before then; the World Cup, injuries, etc., but there is no denying that this current Liverpool team before and after the World Cup will beat Real Madrid. Chances of most clubs ending up with injured star players after the WC is very high. The emboldened

topsam1:
And those were finals...this one na home and away oooo

All the more reason it's worse for Liverpool. The current Liverpool team is as good as dead. At their finest, they couldn't beat Real Madrid in the finals, let alone in two legged matches when they are as bad as Nigeria's economy.

Pinterest:
The bold are going through.

Wait, so you believe Liverpool will beat Real Madrid to qualify?

Cantonese:
PSG to win the cup.

PSG is playing Bayern. They are a very loose team that concedes a whole lot. I don't see them beating Bayern Munich. My only concern is that Messi escaped from Barcelona on to now meet the same Bayern Munich that complicated his mental health.

fergie001:
Who will Barcelona face sef?

Fira09:
The match I have been waiting for

It's just too easy for Real Madrid with the Liverpool pairing. Madrid has beaten them so bad that they now run

Fira09:
Liverpool are already out of UCL

LMAO

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The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final is on Friday 17 March.

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