Manchester United Legend Rooney Disagrees With Ronaldo on Club’s Target

Manchester United Legend Rooney Disagrees With Ronaldo on Club’s Target

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:54 PM
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  • Wayne Rooney has disagreed with former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo over Manchester United ‘top three’ target
  • Ronaldo had earlier revealed the Red Devils should aim for nothing less than a top-three position in the league to be regarded as a top side
  • The Derby Boss has however insisted Manchester United should be competing for the league title and nothing else

Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has taken a dig at Cristiano Ronaldo’s comments saying the Old Trafford club should be aiming for a top-three position in the league.

Manchester United legend shuns Ronaldo’s top three target, insists Club should aim for the league title
Rooney won five Premier League titles, the Champions League, Europa League, FA Cup and EFL Cup with Manchester United. Photo by Malcolm Couzens
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The Derby manager who was once teammates with Ronaldo at Manchester United insists the Red Devils should aim for nothing less than to win the league title and seal the top spot in England.

Manchester United have had a patchy season with the Old Trafford club currently out of the top six positions on the premier league table and this form has seen a change in manager with Ralf Ragnick coming in to replace former manager Ole Gunner Solksjaer.

Many pundits had tipped United to be one of the contenders for the league title this season after the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus last summer but the Red Devils have seen that ambition fade away very quickly with the club now struggling to seal a Champions League spot for next season.

The Mirror report Ronaldo, who completed a sensational return to Old Trafford last summer, criticised United’s form in an interview earlier in the week and reiterated that he re-signed for the club to add to his trophy collection but would claim the club should aim for a top-three position this season.

However according to Man United Times, Former Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney has disagreed with ex-teammate’s claim that the club’s target is to be a top-three team, insisting that United should be aiming at the first spot.

‘Manchester United have to be a top one team, not top three, and I think that’s the demands the fans put on you, the demands that club has,’
‘Of course they’re going through a very difficult period at the minute, but make no mistake that’s a club that has to be winning championships.

Across 13 seasons at Old Trafford, United record goalscorer Rooney won five Premier League titles, the Champions League, Europa League, FA Cup, and EFL Cup.

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The Red Devils were considered as one of the title favorites before the start of the season after capturing the services of Ronaldo from Juventus last summer but all that dreams and aspirations have quickly been extinguished after an inconsistent season.

The Red Devils currently lie 7th on the Premier League table and have been struggling both on the pitch and off it as they try to seal a Champions League spot for next season.

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