Piers Morgan is one of the most controversial journalists in the soccer world as he makes pretty hard and robust statements time and again. He has recently had his gun pointed toward Manchester United and Erik ten Hag after Cristiano Ronaldo terminated his contract with the club after an interview with him.
Piers Morgan has recently tweeted a hard statement against Manchester United comparing their success over the past decade with the individual success of the 5-time Ballon d’Or winner and 5-time UCL winner Cristiano Ronaldo.
Manchester United fans have reacted very hard towards the criticism of Piers Morgan but have also maintained that they never doubted Cristiano Ronaldo’s ability but it is just that he wasn’t the right profile of a player needed by Erik ten Hag for a rebuild.
A fan wrote: “Nobody is doubting that Ronaldo was one of the best players in the game. Emphasis on ‘was’. He’s now virtually retired and there’s no question that United are a better team without him than we were with him.”
Nobody is doubting that Ronaldo was one of the best players in the game. Emphasis on ‘was’. He’s now virtually retired and there’s no question that United are a better team without him than we were with him.
— Sean (@Sean_Mc_v2) February 24, 2023
We never doubted he was once an unbelievable player and one of the best ever but he wasn’t the same player when he returned to united. We have looked much better without him
— Henners🔰🏴🇳🇱 (@UtdHenners) February 24, 2023
Another fan reiterated, “We never doubted he was once an unbelievable player and one of the best ever but he wasn’t the same player when he returned to united. We have looked much better without him.”
Cristiano Ronaldo will always be a Manchester United legend. Manu fans always respect him.pic.twitter.com/ILU49Vs4oN
— CR 🇵🇹 (@ikonikCR7) February 24, 2023
We also noticed a Man Utd fan who was critical of Piers Morgan for ridiculing Erik ten Hag as the Dutchman has done a wonderful job with the club so far with Man Utd improving drastically from their last season and are sitting comfortably in the 3rd place in the PL table.
The fan wrote: “Hahaha is that the best you can come up with! When are you going to admit how wrong you were about Erk ten Hag?”
Hahaha is that the best you can come up with! When are you going to admit how wrong you were about Erk ten Hag?
— BeanymanSports (@BeanymanSports) February 24, 2023
Piers Morgan has been publicly ridiculing Erik ten Hag and the Manchester United board soon after both club and Cristiano announced the termination of the contract and he even accused ten Hag of disrespecting Cristiano Ronaldo.
Manchester United continue their blazing form and go past FC Barcelona
Manchester United meanwhile continued their dream run post the World Cup as they came from behind to defeat FC Barcelona 2 goals to 1 in the 2nd leg of their Europa League tie and qualified for the Round of 16.
Robert Lewandowski converted a penalty in the 18th minute of the game to give Barca a lead while Man Utd struggled to control the game in the first half. But ten Hag managed to make some tweaks as the Red Devils came in firing in the second half with Fred scoring the equalizer in the 47th minute while Antony scored the matchwinner in the 72nd minute.
MAN UTD KNOCK OUT BARCELONA IN A EUROPEAN CLASSIC 🎬 pic.twitter.com/QFbybCOG18
— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 23, 2023
This means that Man Utd is the only Premier League team that is still fighting for 4 trophies as they are going to face Newcastle United on February 26, Sunday in the EFL Cup final. Erik ten Hag will hope that his side continues the dream run to win his first trophy with the club.