Ralf Rangnick has urged the brand new Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag to maintain Cristiano Ronaldo for an additional season.
Rangnick was talking to the media following United’s 3-0 victory over Brentford on Monday night time the place he urged the membership to usher in two strikers in the summertime. Ronaldo produced a man-of-the-match efficiency and scored his twenty fourth objective of the season towards Brentford
“The way in which we performed once more tonight, not solely as a result of he scored he additionally gained the penalty and helped defensively, why ought to he not be a part of the squad and assist the staff?” mentioned Rangnick.
“However this can be a query it’s important to ask Erik and likewise Cristiano.”
“Cristiano is just not a central striker. He doesn’t need to play in that place however should you have a look at worldwide soccer there will not be many groups who play with two strikers.”
New strikers
“For me, it’s a query of what gamers Manchester United have sooner or later. It’s apparent United want two extra high quality strikers.”
“Fashionable strikers don’t essentially should be strikers. Liverpool or Manchester Metropolis have 5 or 6 top-class strikers. In the event you ask me if Gabriel Jesus or Jack Grealish is a winger or a striker, they’ll all play there.”
“Mason Greenwood would have been one, then after the West Ham sport he was now not a part of the squad. Anthony Martial was on mortgage and Edinson Cavani injured.”
Rangnick, who has already been appointed as Austria coach backed United to rise underneath ten Hag.
“It is apparent that fairly just a few gamers will depart the membership, so there would be the want for brand spanking new gamers, for top-quality gamers, and I strongly consider that, if all people works collectively on this course of, we are able to elevate the extent and convey Manchester United again into areas and areas the place they need to be.”
The Pink Devils have solely two fixtures remaining this season within the Premier League towards Brighton and Crystal Palace.