Cristiano Ronaldo marked the history of football. Host of the golden ball and five times winner of the Champions League, the Portuguese is undoubtedly part of the closed circle of the legends of the ball.
Revealed in Sporting Portugal, it was in Manchester United that the player shone from 2003 to 2009. CR7 won his first Champions League but also his very first Ballon d'Or. Following this more than successful passage, the native of Funchal signed up in Real Madrid, where he confirmed his status as a legend for nine years before engaging in Juve for four seasons.
Aged 36, Cristiano Ronaldo attempted a last challenge before leaving Europe. The player has decided “to come back where it all started by committing to Manchester United. But the reunion did not happen as planned.
Harry Maguire defends Cristiano Ronaldo
Less sparkling than during his first visit, Cristiano Ronaldo suffered many criticisms. The Lusitanian star failed to bring the club to the vertices hoped for by the supporters of the Red Devils. In an interview with Five UK, his ex-co-team Harry Maguire did not hesitate to defend the five-time golden ball.
The Englishman says that the disappointing 2021-202 of Manchester United was not caused by CR7, which managed to remain decisive. Harry Maguire stresses that the collective simply did not work: “We were zero and … he scored anyway, it shows how good he was!” It just didn't work, it had nothing to do with Cristiano. He was by far our best player: the boys and the tactic around him simply did not work. »»
During his last visit to Manchester United, CR7 scored 27 goals and delivered 5 assists in 54 games played. The Portuguese striker then engaged with Al-Nassr, in Saudi Pro League, where he continues to make the nets tremble.
