Man Utd youngsters cannot shine because of Ronaldo, claims Tyson Fury

The heavyweight boxing champion questions CR7’s influence at Outdated Trafford.

The underwhelming performances of Manchester United’s kids final season was a results of Cristiano Ronaldo’s presence, in keeping with Tyson Fury.

Most Man United gamers underperformed through the staff’s disastrous 2021-22 marketing campaign. The Crimson Devils remained inconsistent all through the season, ending sixth within the Premier League.  

Ronaldo was one of many few United gamers who maintained his good type regardless of the staff’s struggles. The 37-year-old was United’s prime scorer, straight contributing to 24 targets.

Nonetheless, Fury believes Ronaldo’s talismanic presence has executed extra hurt than good.

The heavyweight boxing champion advised The Mirror: “It’s excellent news Ronaldo is staying on. However right here’s a principle: once they didn’t have him the season earlier than final, they completed second within the Premier League, then we had Ronaldo and we completed sixth.

“Folks will say, ‘Effectively, if we hadn’t had him scoring 20 targets we’d have completed so much decrease final season’, however we didn’t the season earlier than and we completed so much larger.

“When you’ve got a celebrity like Ronaldo, everyone depends on him to attain targets. And if he wasn’t there they’d be scoring the targets themselves, like they did the season earlier than final.

“I’m not saying he’s a nasty asset. He’s an ideal asset, however typically with a star participant, he carries the staff and the younger persons are overshadowed by all of it. They don’t get their probability to shine as a result of ‘the nice Ronaldo’ is on the pitch.”

United will play their first recreation beneath Erik ten Hag once they face arch-rivals Liverpool in a pleasant recreation on July 12.