Ten Hag’s attitude too negative for Man Utd: Ronaldo

LONDON: Cristiano Ronaldo says Erik ten Hag´s attitude is too negative, urging the Manchester United manager to target the Premier League title even though the club need to “rebuild from the bottom”.

Ronaldo believes his former club needs sweeping changes but that Ten Hag should not rule out winning major trophies in the meantime. The Dutchman has said he is “quite confident” of claiming more silverware this campaign after lifting the League Cup and FA Cup over the past two seasons.

But he said in July his team are a “long way away” from being ready to win the Premier League, which they have not won since Alex Ferguson´s final season in charge in 2013. “Manchester, they need to rebuild everything, in my opinion,” Ronaldo said in an episode of the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, due to be released on Thursday.

“The coach, they say they cannot compete to win the league and Champions League. Manchester United coach, you cannot say that you´re not going to fight to win the league or Champions League. “You have to be, to mentally say, listen, maybe we don´t have that potential, but I cannot say that. We´re going to try. You have to try.”