Ole Gunnar Solskjaer opens up about how Cristiano Ronaldo’s second term at Manchester United was not the ‘right decision’ at the time
Former Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has claimed Cristiano Ronaldo asked to be left out - then fumed when he was benched.made a blockbuster return to the club in August 2021 after calling time on a successful first stint in 2009.oversaw the return of his former teammate, but the Norwegian was sacked three months later despite having led United to a second place league finish the previous campaign.
Admitting the signing didn't work out, he remarked: "We didn’t think Cristiano was available and that he was going to move. “We started off straight away thinking how we are going to press and change the little tweaks. Cristiano is different to Anthony Martial who was up front, or whether we would play Mason or Marcus up front.
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