Cristiano Ronaldo tipped for Man Utd role as David Beckham comparison made

Ruben Amorim has been urged to connection aged person Cristiano Ronaldo a relation astatine Manchester United by erstwhile striker Teddy Sheringham but the goalscorer is improbable to beryllium tempted

Teddy Sheringham reckons caller Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim could bash worse than bringing Cristiano Ronaldo backmost to Old Trafford.

But the erstwhile striker reckons Ronaldo is present truthful focused connected his marque distant from shot that helium mightiness not beryllium excessively keen connected a coaching occupation astatine his erstwhile club.

Ronaldo continues to people prolifically for Al Nassr successful the Saudi Pro League but he has precocious spoken astir coming to presumption with status appearing connected the horizon.

And with Amorim, who led Sporting Lisbon to a stunning triumph implicit Manchester City connected Tuesday nighttime successful the Champions League, taking power astatine United adjacent week Sheringham thinks the caller brag should widen a manus to Ronaldo., whom helium formerly called a team-mate with Portugal.

“Cristiano Ronaldo would beryllium precise invited backmost astatine Manchester United nether Ruben Amorim, but helium is onto bigger and amended things," Sheringham told FlashScore.

He continued: "I deliberation that Ronaldo volition travel successful the way of David Beckham successful doing things distant from coaching, higher illustration things astir the world. I'm definite he'd beryllium very, precise invited successful immoderate capableness coming backmost to the club, but I uncertainty that he'll beryllium a coach."

Sheringham has besides claimed that United mightiness person done worse than offering the managerial vacancy to Roy Keane aft sacking Erik 10 Hag.

The erstwhile skipper has not managed since leaving Ipswich Town successful 2011, though helium has worked arsenic an adjunct manager astatine Aston Villa. Nottingham Forest and with Ireland. He has been among the team’s biggest critics successful his relation arsenic Sky Sports pundit.

Only past play Keane took purpose astatine Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes but Sheringham said: “It’s usually the bully talkers that go the champion managers truthful I would’ve expected Gary Neville to spell connected and negociate Manchester United until his spell astatine Valencia enactment him off.

“I bash deliberation that United could’ve done a batch worse than appointing Roy Keane, helium would ruffle a fewer feathers though determination is simply a question people implicit whether you tin inactive negociate that way.

“But Keane is simply a person of men and would instrumentality the reins and accidental travel me. The Manchester United fans would emotion him successful charge, but he’ll person his ain reasons for not managing recently.”

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