Mark Lawrenson called out Cristiano Ronaldo in a surprising manner

Former Liverpool hero Mark Lawrenson has claimed that Man United and new boss Erik ten Hag ‘must’ keep hold of star man Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the upcoming 2022/23 Premier League season. Ronaldo has been linked with a move away from the Red Devils in recent weeks, but potential moves to Chelsea and Bayern Munich have fallen by the wayside.

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As a result, it is unclear where the 37-year-old will start the season, which is set to begin in just a couple of weeks’ time. “There’s no doubt about it when you give him the chance, he scores…”
But speaking ahead of the start of the Premier League season, Lawrenson has explained why United ‘must’ keep a hold of their main man.

“Ronaldo will be like a baby”

“The first thing you look at with Cristiano Ronaldo is his goals,” Lawrenson said when speaking to Paddy Power. “It’s whether the manager thinks - yes, he’s not going to press but have you got enough players in the team who will press for him? And if you have, you keep him, because there’s no doubt about it when you give him the chance, he scores. 

“With Ten Hag’s own men in the dressing room, it completely changes the dynamic. There were fractures in the dressing room last season – that was there for everyone to see. Ten Hag must hit the ground running and if the first three or four games they, for example, win two, draw one and lose one, he will get criticised - but he needs time. The one thing you don’t get as a manager at a massive club is time.”

“Ronaldo just loves scoring, and if suddenly, the team makes even more chances for him, he’ll be like a baby – he’ll love it! Instead of getting four chances in the game he might get eight or 10 and score a third of those at the very least."

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