Cristiano Ronaldo's Man Utd comment speaks volumes in good luck message to Ruben Amorim

Cristiano Ronaldo has wished "all the luck in the " in his new role as boss, admitting his former club "really need it".

spent six-and-a-half years at Old Trafford across two separate spells, with his second stint ending in acrimonious fashion after a . In an explosive interview with in 2022, Ronaldo said he had no respect for the Dutchman.

"I don't have respect for him because he doesn't show respect for me," Ronaldo said. "If you don't have respect for me, I'm never gonna have respect for you. If you don't have respect for me, I'm never gonna have respect for you."

Ronaldo's contract was terminated after the interview and he went on to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr. The 39-year-old then renewed his attacks on Ten Hag earlier this year, .

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“Manchester United, they need to rebuild everything, in my opinion," he told the . "The coach, they say they cannot compete to win the and .

"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."

Ten Hag has since been axed after a poor start to the season, with Amorim installed as his replacement. Amorim will take charge of United for the first time when they travel to Ipswich on November 24 and Ronaldo has sent the new manager a good luck message, insisting they "really need it" after Ten Hag's tenure.

When asked about Amorim's appointment after his Portugal side beat Poland 5-1 in the Nations League, Ronaldo said: "I wish him all the luck in the world. Manchester United really need it."

Reflecting on his decision to take the United job, Amorim told : "First of all, I think I felt a connection with the club. And when I say with the club, everybody knows . But I feel a connection with the people in the club and that is very important for me because I want to work with people that I like and I feel a connection.

"The second point is the history of this club. And also the moment I think all the people are hungry for success and I feel that this is the place that I want to be also because of that, because you can be part of something special, not just one more. And that is something that I really like."

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