Cristiano Ronaldo’s Comments About Ralf Rangnick Revisited As Former Man Utd Boss Nears Bayern Move

• Ralf Rangnick reportedly has emerged as the top candidate to lead Bayern Munich
• Cristiano Ronaldo worked with the veteran manager before at Manchester United
• The Portuguese star criticised Rangnick in an interview with Piers Morgan in 2022

Is Ralf Rangnick headed back to Germany?

Bayern Munich are reportedly in talks with the 65-year-old to become the club's next manager.

Cristiano Ronaldo's past comments about Rangnick are making the rounds again following the Bavarian giants' reported interest in his services.

Ronaldo talked about the veteran coach in an interview with Piers Morgan back in 2022.

He had a long talk with the British broadcaster about his time at Manchester United as he tried to force his way out of the club - eventually succeeding.

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Ronaldo's scathing remarks about Rangnick

He had nothing good to say about Rangnick, who became United's interim manager in November 2021 after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked, per Sporting News.

Ronaldo claimed in the interview that he didn't understand why United appointed the 'sport directive' in the first place. He added that he hadn't heard of the German manager before he was hired, saying:

"If you're not even a coach, how are you going to be the boss of Manchester United? I'd never even heard of him."

Ronaldo said that he still called him boss as a sign of respect since he got the job regardless.

Calling him that title was just for show, though, with the former Real Madrid star saying that deep inside him, he never saw Rangnick as the boss because he saw some points that he never agreed with.

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Rangnick didn't see Ronaldo as part of his plans when he took over as interim manager of United.

He advised the club to pursue several attacking players, including Erling Haaland, Alvaro Morata, and Dusan Vlahovic, despite United already having the veteran's services, per the Mirror.

Rangnick became the coach of Austria after he left United, leading the national team to a place in Euro 2024.

Bayern Munich linked with Rangnick move

According to Christian Falk, he has emerged as the top candidate to replace Thomas Tuchel as Bayern Munich coach.

Bellingham equals Ronaldo's record

Sports Brief recently reported on Jude Bellingham matching Ronaldo's achievement.

The Englishman scored against Barcelona in both of their league meetings this season.

Ronaldo was the last Real Madrid star to accomplish that during his time at Los Blancos.