The situation between Manchester United and Solskjaer was untenable to the point that both the English club and the Norwegian coach had to separate their paths . However, despite the poor results obtained by DT, a former Arsenal footballer assured that Ole’s dismissal was due to Cristiano Ronaldo.
The former gunner footballer in question is Paul Merson, who lashed out hard at the Portuguese who not only blamed him for the dismissal of de Solskjaer , but also attacked the ‘ Red Devils’ ensuring that they only went for him because Manchester City had previously been interested.
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💥 Paul Merson, former player from @ Arsenal and the English team, assured that the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo at @ ManUtd was decisive for Ole Solskjaer to fail
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“Cristiano’s situation threw everything out the window … They only went for him because they found out that City wanted him” , Merson asserted for Sky Sports.
As if that were not enough, he confessed that he no longer makes a difference as before and despite the fact that he is a football legend, he is no longer decisive as he was a few years ago .
“It is a problem for the future. Fans love Ronaldo, he’s the king. Don’t get me wrong, he’s been one of the best players in the world, but this is his Achilles heel. The guy is a legend with the records that he has achieved, but that is not what it is today ”, he said.
Finally, he prioritized United’s collective performance over individual performance, for which he stated that Ronaldo is unnecessary for the team.
“It’s good for people to say: ‘He has done his job, he has scored goals.’ But United need to play as a team and win trophies, not have someone to step forward and put the ball into the net 20 times per season. They need a team. He sentenced.
Merson exceeds what he says but goes around. When the dts have put together a scheme, a game proposal, an advanced tactical work and an indisputable one arrives that forces them to modify what has been done, they can lose their way. To many dts it happened. 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 https://t.co/AWBIl9BPOe https://t.co/ 11 ntVuCE7w – EDDIE FLEISCHMAN (@E_FLEISCHMAN) November 23, 2021