In the early morning of April 5, Beijing time, Manchester United legend Rooney made a guest appearance on Sky Sports. In the show, Rooney was also asked about the hot topics related to his old club Manchester United. When it comes to whether United is right to buy back Ronaldo, Rooney did not give face to his former teammates at all. The England legend bluntly said that Ronaldo's return was a completely wrong decision.
Rooney put it this way: "For now, it must be said that it is not (the right decision). Cristiano Ronaldo can certainly score, and earlier this season cristiano Ronaldo helped Manchester United score a number of key goals in the Champions League, in addition to scoring a hat-trick against Tottenham Hotspur. This proves that Cristiano is still a top player! ”
Then Rooney said: "But when you think about the future of the club, you have to choose the younger and hungrier players, to go all out and let United improve in the next 2-3 years. Ronaldo, 36, is obviously a bit older, he is no longer the one in his 20s, which is normal, this is football. Cristiano Ronaldo is a goal threat on the pitch, but for the rest of the game, United need more, they need young, hungry players. ”
Rooney's words naturally caused a lot of controversy, some Red Devils fans supported the view of the club's best scorer in history, and some netizens questioned Rooney: "Manchester United is not a lot of young people, it seems that they are useless!" "Rooney is clearly jealous of the brilliance of Ronaldo, who is his age!" ”
This season, Ronaldo has contributed 18 goals and three assists in 32 games since his return to Manchester United. Last weekend, Cristiano Ronaldo missed a match against Leicester City for physical reasons. However, Manchester United, which lacked Ronaldo and played mainly with young people, finally drew 1-1 at home to Leicester City, and the situation of competing for the fourth place was not optimistic. It is worth noting that in the 6 games that Ronaldo missed this season, Manchester United did not win 1. It can be seen that the 36-year-old Ronaldo still seems indispensable to this Manchester United team.