After Manchester United beat Wolves 1-0 on Sunday, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed that Ronaldo would play as a centre forward for the Red Devils once he officially joined.
The 36-year-old Portuguese superstar is on the verge of completing a £20 million transfer back to Manchester United, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants him to "score in the box". For Manchester United veteran Cavani, it will be a huge blow, which means that although he made his debut of the season away to Wolves and retained the number 7 shirt, he is afraid to lose a more important starting position and become a central replacement for the Portuguese superstar.
Cristiano Ronaldo has played in many positions in his career, mainly as a winger, but Solskjaer stressed the desire to play as a centre-forward for his former teammates who played for Manchester United for the second time. "As a player, Cristiano has been evolving." "He used to play on the right, left and forward, but now he's more of a centre-forward for me. Definitely. But we also have a double striker and a three forward game, and anyway, I want to get him into the box, I want him to be responsible for scoring goals."
According to one statistic, in the past 12 years, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 368 more league goals than all Of United's No. 7 players combined during this period! Cristiano Ronaldo scored 392 goals at Real Madrid and Juve, while United's all-time No. 7 combined had only 24 goals, 10 of which came from the current No. 7 Cavani. In manchester United no. 7, Antonio Valencia scored just one in the Premier League, Michael Irving scored five, Di Maria 3, Memphis Depay 2 and Sanchez 3.
Now that Cristiano Ronaldo has transformed into a goal scorer, his ability to run and grab points is very good, the header and left and right feet are evenly balanced, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has a logical plan to let him play as a center for Manchester United. Speaking about how United suddenly signed Ronaldo, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said: "It's football for you, sometimes it happens. We've been following Cristiano and if one day he wants to move, we'll be interested. We never thought he was going to leave Juventus this season, but once he decides to leave, of course we have to talk to him."
Both Sir Verdes and Bruno Fernandez were rumored to have helped Manchester United lobby Ronaldo to return, with Fernandez calling himself "Agent Bruno". In response to these rumors, Solskjaer laughed and said: "Everyone who cares about Manchester United wants this to happen, everyone has played a role, but the most important thing is that Cristiano wants to come back here."
Manchester United midfielder Pogba added: "Everyone knows that Ronaldo is already a legend at the club. His arrival is good for us and he will bring his own experience and strength. When he joins, the team's level rises. The most important thing today is victory, so that when he arrives, we still have a victorious mentality." Goalkeeper De Gea said: "All Manchester United fans want him back, it's a dream. Hopefully he can bring something special and make the team stronger."
Cristiano Ronaldo has not been in England for the time being, and he is expected to undergo a medical examination in Lisbon and play for Portugal in the World Preliminary Round before officially returning to Manchester. However, Manchester United fans can't wait to put Ronaldo's giant cards on the stand during the game away to Wolves and chant "Long live Cristiano Ronaldo", which is a fan carol when the Portuguese winger played for the Red Devils.