Manchester United and their hierarchy have reportedly leaked rumors about Zinedine Zidane’s appointment as their next permanent coach as a ‘tactic’ in order to keep superstar Cristiano Ronaldo happy following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in October 2021.
The six-time Ballon d’Or winner returned to Old Trafford in the closing days of the summer transfer window amid much fanfare, but cut a disappointing number for large parts of the season. And with Eric Ten Hag thinking it was an unpopular choice for many in the Red Devils’ dressing room, mirror report That the links with Zidane were made in order to keep the veteran player satisfied.
English media claimed that “Manchester United used ‘unfounded’ rumors linking Zinedine Zidane and their vacant managerial position as a tactic to keep Cristiano Ronaldo happy”.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – APRIL 9: Cristiano Ronaldo responds from Manchester United during the Premier League match between Everton and Manchester United at Goodison Park on April 9, 2022 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA / Getty Images)
Ronaldo running the European League season?
Cristiano Ronaldo has never experienced football in the European League before. During his first spell at Manchester United, his time at Real Madrid and his time with Juventus, he always came out to the Champions League anthem midweek.
But that may be about to change, unless there is a change of scenery on the 37-year-old’s roster this summer. Ronaldo’s goals have dried up, and Manchester United’s poor performance elsewhere has seen them sit in seventh place, as they currently stare at the Europa League Cup, Europe’s new third tier system, next season.
The top four appear to be dead and buried too, with the Red Devils currently priced at 16/1 to fix a six-point deficit over Spurs in the final weeks of the season.
Ronaldo may be in uncharted territory.
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Premier League table
| # | a team | deputy | Dr | s |
| 1 | Manchester | 31 | 52 | 74 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 31 | 57 | 73 |
| 3 | Chelsea Football Club | 30 | 41 | 62 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 19 | 57 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 30 | 9 | 54 |
| 6 | West Ham United team | 32 | 9 | 51 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 31 | 7 | 51 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 5 | 49 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 29 | -3 | 40 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 3 | 37 |
| 11 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 31 | -9 | 37 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 31 | -4 | 36 |
| 13 | Brentford | 32 | -9 | 36 |
| 14 | Southampton | 31 | -15th | 36 |
| 15th | Newcastle United | 31 | -20 | 34 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 32 | -30 | 33 |
| 17 | Everton | 30 | -19 | 28 |
| 18 | Burnley | 30 | -19 | 24 |
| 19 | Watford | 31 | -31 | 22 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 31 | -43 | 21 |
| player | a team | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Salah Mohammed | Liverpool FC | 20 |
| son, hyung min | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 15th |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 13 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 |
| Tony, Evan | Brentford | 12 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 12 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester | 11 |
| Zaha, Wilfred | Crystal Palace | 11 |
| Mason mountain | Chelsea Football Club | 10 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester | 10 |
| Ravenha | Leeds United | 10 |
| Vardy, Jimmy | Leicester City | 10 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United team | 9 |
| Fernandez, Bruno | Manchester United | 9 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford | 9 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal | 9 |
| Bucky, Timo | Norwich City | 9 |
| Smith Roe, Emil | Arsenal | 9 |
| player | a team | red cards | yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neves, Robin | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 9 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley | 0 | 9 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Bayssumah, Eve | Brighton and Hove Albion | 0 | 9 |
| Firpo, Jr. | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu Muhammed | Southampton | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford | 0 | 7 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 8 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 7 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 8 |
| Cash, Matty | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley | 0 | 8 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Bednarek, Jan | Southampton | 0 | 8 |
| Romeo, Oriol | Southampton | 0 | 8 |
| Shaka, Granite | Arsenal | 1 | 7 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Romero, Christian | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 8 |
| player | a team | helps |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Salah Mohammed | Liverpool FC | 11 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Mason mountain | Chelsea Football Club | 8 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United team | 8 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal | 7 |
| Mbiomo, Brian | Brentford | 7 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester | 7 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City | 7 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester | 7 |
| son, hyung min | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| Fernandez, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
| Antonio, Michael | West Ham United team | 6 |
| Ben Rahma Said | West Ham United team | 6 |
| James, Reese | Chelsea Football Club | 6 |
| Kulusevsky, Diane | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford | 5 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal | 5 |
