Former Liverpool Star Dietmar Hamann Claims Manchester United Players Are Scared of One Teammate

Former Liverpool Star Dietmar Hamann Claims Manchester United Players Are Scared of One Teammate

Babajide Orevba
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:55 PM
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  • Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Premier League club Manchester United last summer, but his arrival has been questioned
  • Dietmar Hamann who featured for Liverpool has claimed that some United players are scared of the 37-year-old
  • Manchester United have been far from impressive in recent times, as many continue to express concern over CR7’s presence

A former Liverpool player Dietmar Hamann has fingered Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United as the cause of their poor form, Marca reports.

Fans across the world have been reacting to the return of the Portuguese to Old Trafford and Hamann even claimed that some players are scared of the 5-time Ballon d’Or winner.

Having been one of the greatest players at the Premier League club following his achievements during his first stint, Ronaldo returned to join the Red Devils last year.

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The Red Devils have not been so impressive since CR7’s return to Old Trafford as they have suffered defeats to Liverpool and Manchester City, both at home this season.

Hamann told Metro:

"There's question marks over Ronaldo and whether people are actually scared of him. I don't think there's an identity to this United team, which makes it difficult for a player to come into.
"This makes it difficult for a player to come into, someone needs to make sure these players pull in the same direction which isn't the case right now."

Ronaldo’s goal drought continues

Meanwhile, for the first time in about twelve years, Portuguese sensation Cristiano Ronaldo has failed to score in five consecutive club games and there are concerns.

The Manchester United striker who clocked 37 on February 5 came off the bench against Burnley, but could not find the back of the net as it ended 1-1.

Cristiano Ronaldo started the game on the bench, with Rangnick starting Edinson Cavani, who was back in the side following an extended break.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner had a glorious opportunity to give his side the winner in the last seconds of the game, but his header went above the crossbar.

Causing Sancho problems

Borussia Dortmund were able to receive over 70 million pounds for Jadon Sancho in the summer, yet his time at Manchester United has been far from satisfactory to this point, with Hamann pointing towards the aforementioned difficult atmosphere.

Cristiano Jr. officially joins Man Utd

Sports Brief earlier reported that Manchester United seem to have officially unveiled Cristiano Jnr, who now joins his father as a Red Devils at the Old Trafford club.

The 11-year old will wear his father’s iconic number 7 and was spotted holding his shirt during an unveiling alongside another wonder kid.

This comes only months after moving into the Manchester United academy, a move which happened when Cristiano Ronaldo rejoined the Red Devils from Juventus.

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Babajide Orevba is a CAF accredited Nigerian journalist and HOD of the Local Desk with over 10 years of experience in media landscape.He studied NCE Political Science/Social Studies, AOCOED.
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