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– Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo says the club’s owners, the Glazer family, “don’t care about the club” on the sporting side.
– Ronaldo made headlines after telling Talk TV he felt “betrayed” by the club – and another section of that interview was released on Monday night.
– “Manchester are a marketing club – they get money from the marketing,” he said.
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– “It will be hard for Manchester to be top of the game in the next two or three years.”
– The 37-year-old Portugal forward, who has only scored one Premier League goal this season, said: “The owners of the club, the Glazers, they don’t care about the club, professional sport.”
– Ronaldo added that he has never met the Glazers, who took over the club in 2005.
– Man United’s only public response to the Ronaldo interview was issued earlier on Monday, when the club said: “Manchester United notes the media coverage regarding an interview by Cristiano Ronaldo. The club will consider its response after the full facts have been established.
– “Our focus remains on preparing for the second half of the season and continuing the momentum, belief and togetherness being built among the players, manager, staff, and fans.”
– Manchester United have not won a trophy since claiming the Europa League title in 2017 and fans have staged a number of protests against the Glazers’ running of the club.
– “The fans are always right,” said Portugal captain Ronaldo. “They should know the truth. The players want the best for the club. I want the best for the club. This is why I came to Manchester United, this is why I love this club.
– “You have some things inside the club which don’t help Manchester reach the top level like City, Liverpool and even now Arsenal.
– “It’s complicated. It’s difficult. It’s hard.”
– On the Sunday section of the interview, Ronaldo was asked if he was angry that he had been criticised by former United team-mate Wayne Rooney – who now manages DC United.
– Ronaldo said: “Probably, because he finished his career in his thirties. So, I’m still playing at a high level. I’m not going to say that I’m looking better than him, which is true, but…”
– In Monday’s segment, he turned his attention to another former United colleague – Gary Neville.
– He recently blanked the former England right-back, who was working as a Sky Sports pundit.
– “It’s hard to listen to that kind of criticism and negativity about people who play with you. For example, Gary Neville, as well. They are not my friends,” said Ronaldo.
– “It’s easy to criticise. I don’t know if you have a job in television that they must criticise to be more famous, I really don’t understand.
– “I think they take advantage of [my profile] because they are not stupid. It’s hard when you see people who were in the dressing room with you criticising that way.”
Cristiano Ronaldo: “The owners of the club, the Glazers, they don’t care, I mean professionally, sportingly.” [@PiersUncensored] pic.twitter.com/er61fib1AW
— utdreport (@utdreport) November 14, 2022
