Ibrahimovic used to say that. The arrogant talk in football is that there is no one around the Swedish striker. But the word is not Ibra, says Cristiano Ronaldo himself.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi seem to have shared as many world football records as they can. Messi has more power in club football and Ronaldo in international football. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner has played the most international matches and scored the most international goals. He also holds the record for most goals in professional football in the recently concluded season.
Even at the age of 36, Ronaldo is still as hungry as before. He returned to his favorite club Manchester United in the recently concluded season, scoring 24 goals in all competitions. But this did not help United. The fate of the club suffering from title drought has not changed since 2016. United will play in the Europa League next season. Ronaldo will not play in the Champions League for the first time in his career if he stays at the club. However, Ronaldo does not want to leave the club.
The question arose as to whether new coach Eric Ten Hughes wanted to keep him. But Ten Hughes said he's looking forward to working with such a legend. Ronaldo is also set to work with a new coach next season, according to United's own Players Diary. There, Ronaldo expressed his pride in the record in this way, 'The record comes naturally. I don't run behind the record, the record runs behind me. That's good. '
The most goals in professional football, the most goals in international football, the most goals in the Champions League ... Ronaldo has not broken the record. Club football has won everything possible. He also won two titles in the national team. Still showing no sign of stopping.
Ronaldo said: "It simply came to our notice then. Just keep working. My passion for this game is still the same as before. Manchester United and my teammates helped in this way. Thanks to those who helped Cristiano. But the most important thing for me is to win matches and win some league or cup titles. I believe Manchester United will go where it should be. Sometimes it takes time, but I believe. '