The 2021-22 Premier League season is coming to an end, which also means that Manchester United interim manager Ronnick will soon hand over his title.
On the verge of leaving, Lonnick issued advice to his successor, Tenhach: the Dutch boss needs to consider the striker for Manchester United next season, and Tenhah needs to replace Cristiano Ronaldo (Ralf Rangnick warns Erik ten Hag to replace Cristiano Ronaldo)!
The season has been disastrous for United, with the team having largely disqualified from next season's Champions League. Obviously, this is not directly proportional to the club's investment in the transfer market last summer.
The Red Devils not only brought in Jaden Sancho and Rafael Varane, but also brought legendary star Cristiano Ronaldo back to Old Trafford. The club has only one goal, and that is to win the Premier League title.
However, United are far from keeping up with Manchester City or Liverpool, who have lost all four of their games against each pair this season. Lonnick's predecessor, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, was dismissed as a result. To make matters worse, Lonnick did not lead the team out of the quagmire after joining.
The German boss will leave United's bench at the end of the season and his place will be replaced by Tenhach. Before handing over his whip, Lonnick warned Tenhach to replace Ronaldo in front of Manchester United next season.
Although Ronaldo is United's top scorer this season, his future at Old Trafford has been questioned a lot. The Portuguese superstar has helped United win on several occasions with his own goals, but many have speculated that he will leave the Red Devils this summer.
It's clear that Ronnick is in line with these people's thinking, with the German boss recently saying his successor should consider other strikers next season, suggesting that Cristiano Ronaldo is not a true Number 9 player and that he doesn't want to be a Number 9 player.
Speaking at a post-match press conference in United's 3-0 win over Brentford, Ronnick said: "Cristiano Ronaldo is not really a centre-forward, or does not like to play in this position. ”
Lonnick believes United will need to sign at least two new strikers to reach the same level as Liverpool and Manchester City, whose depth of players has allowed them to fight for every trophy this season.
In response, Lonnick said: "Look at Liverpool and Manchester City, look at their strikers, there are five or six first-class strikers in their squad. Gabriel Jesus and Jack Greilish are the kind of players United need most right now. ”
Lonnick can clearly give a lot of advice to the next Manchester United manager, and it looks like he's more than willing to do so. However, the German boss's first advice to Tenhach was highly controversial, as it meant that Tenhach could not use Ronaldo as a true centre-forward.
As for whether Tenhach will follow Lonnick's advice, it will depend on what kind of strikers he will bring in for Manchester United next season...