Manchester United: Cristiano Ronaldo’s criticism is directed at Ruben Amorim

Ronaldo, who left United to join Real Madrid in 2009, returned to the Old Trafford club from Juventus in August 2021.

However, his contract was terminated in November 2022 after he criticized the club and said he had “no respect” for then-manager Erik ten Hag in a previous interview with Morgan.

In his last interview with the broadcaster, the 40-year-old said: “I am sad, because the club is one of the most important clubs in the world and it is the club that I still have in my heart.”

“They have no structure. I hope that will change in the present and in the future, because the potential of the club is amazing.”

“They are not on a good path. And it’s not just about the coach and the players, in my opinion… it’s him [manager Ruben Amorim] He does his best. what are you going to do? Miracles are impossible.”

Amorim, who took over as United manager in November 2024, led the club to the Europa League final last season but missed out on the cup – and qualification for this season’s Champions League – as they lost to Tottenham.

They finished 15th in the Premier League, their worst performance since the 1973-74 season in which they were relegated from the top flight.

They spent more than £200m in the summer but have started this season slowly, including being knocked out of the Carabao Cup by League Two club Grimsby Town.

Amorim appeared to be under pressure, but United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said the Portuguese needed three years to prove he was a “great” coach.

In an interview in March, Ratcliffe said the club had “not performed to the level that was expected” since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson as coach at the end of the 2012-13 season, adding that some United players “weren’t good enough” and some were “overpaid”.

Recently, United have shown an improvement in form, winning three of their past four league matches – including a win over Liverpool – and sit eighth in the table.