Manchester, October 5 (BNA) Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said Cristiano Ronaldo should have started last weekend’s 1-1 home draw with Everton rather than being used as a second-half substitute by current coach Ole Gunnar. Solshire.
Ronaldo came in just an hour later with United leading 1-0 but Everton scored the equalizer in the 65th minute and kept leveling, Reuters reported.
In a video posted on social media, Ferguson is heard telling mixed martial arts player Khabib Nurmagomedov that Everton got a boost “when they saw Ronaldo not playing…”
When Nurmagomedov reminded Ferguson that Ronaldo came in the second half, the Scot added: “Yes I know … but you should always start with your best players.”
Ronaldo said Ferguson, who first signed him at the age of 18 from Sporting Lisbon in 2003, played a big role in the player’s return to Old Trafford.
United, who have 14 points from seven league games, meet Leicester City on October 16 in the next round of matches after the international break.