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🚨Sir Alex Ferguson gave us Ronaldo (£12m) and Rooney (£24m) 🚨 Ole Gunnar gave us Bruno Fernandez (£46m) 🚨 Ruben Amorim gave us Cunha (£62m) 🚨 Michael Carrick gave us ....see detail

@ArenaRMFC He has a point

How Roy Keane Slammed Manchester United’s 'Disrespectful' Treatment of Cristiano Ronaldo "Manchester United showed nothing but disrespect to Cristiano Ronaldo. They should have let him go when the opportunity came... holding on to him to sit on the bench, I thought it was ridiculous for a player of his stature." Those were the explosive words of a furious Roy Keane following Manchester United's bruising derby defeat back then. The former United captain pulled no punches in a passionate post-match tirade, warning the club that their handling of the 37-year-old global icon was a ticking time bomb that was bound to disrupt the dressing room. "He did not come back to Manchester United to sit on the bench in a derby game," Keane barked, predicting that the brewing tension between player and manager was only going to get uglier as the season went on. ### **A "Ridiculous" Bench Role for a Legend** Keane completely rubbished the narrative that the Portuguese superstar had been forced to stay at Old Trafford due to a lack of transfer market interest, revealing that Ronaldo had "four, five very good options" to leave that summer. According to the pundit, United management deliberately blocked a move despite knowing they had no intention of starting him in their primary eleven—a decision Keane labeled as nothing short of a "flexing of muscle" by the club. > "You didn't keep Ronaldo with his track record just to sit on the bench. It was disrespectful to him, 100%. The player deserved more than that." > While manager Erik ten Hag justified keeping Ronaldo on the bench during the derby to spare him from the humiliation of a heavy defeat, Keane saw right through the explanation. He argued that even at 4-0 down, a proven goal-scorer of Ronaldo's caliber should have been on the pitch to do what he did best: put the ball in the back of the net. ### **The "Pressing" Obsession: A Buzzword Defense** Responding to counter-arguments that Ronaldo did not fit into a modern, high-intensity pressing system, Keane was visibly exasperated, dismissing the tactical trend as a modern distraction. "People were obsessed with the pressing side of the game," Keane argued. "We were talking about pressing—it was the new buzzword in football. I didn't care if they were pressing. If he was going to get me 20-25 goals—he was leading goal scorer the previous year for Man United—I didn't think he was doing too much pressing then." Keane fiercely defended the striker against critics who blamed the team's overall tactical drop-off on Ronaldo's presence, shifting the blame entirely onto the rest of the squad. "That was their fault, not Ronaldo's. I never had a problem playing with a striker who scored 20-25 goals, ever. I didn't care if they never ran back. We were criticizing Ronaldo because the only thing he did was score goals." ### **A Dressing Room Time Bomb** Keane warned that training-ground frustrations were eventually going to boil over if the forward was forced to continue waiting for his chance on the sidelines. "Ronaldo didn't want to be sitting there going, 'I'm kind of waiting on a few injuries and I might get an opportunity.' He was hurting badly," Keane concluded. As the status quo remained unchanged, the United legend insisted a parting of ways was inevitable, reiterating that United had made a massive mistake by trapping him at Old Trafford: "They held on to him knowing he was going to be sitting on the bench. The player deserved more than that."

@_abochie Very easy to guess

Guess the national team Level: HARD

@WorldCupEra Robbed Mexico you mean

🚨 After Argentina beat Mexico 2-0 at the 2022 World Cup, a viral clip of Messi allegedly stepping on a Mexico jersey caused chaos online 👀🇦🇷🇲🇽 Canelo Álvarez took it personally and even threatened Messi: 🗣️ “He better pray I don’t find him!” Then Mike Tyson stepped in to defend Messi 😭🥊 🗣️ “If Canelo touches Messi, I’ll return to the ring.” After all the backlash, Canelo later apologized to Messi and Argentina. The 2022 World Cup was pure cinema 🍿

@AURAGOALX That's my captain

🚨🗣️ Bruno Fernandes responds to criticism from Roy Keane 🗣️ Bruno: “I don’t mind criticism.” “I have always accepted criticism from everyone.” “People can have opinions, that is normal in football.” “But what I don’t like is when people lie.” “And concerning the controversy around Patrick Dorgu’s goal… we all know it was a clear goal from him.” “For me, there is no debate.” “The important thing is what happened on the pitch.”

@UTDAlex8 He didn't lie

🚨🗣️ Roy Keane on Bruno Fernandes: “Bruno Fernandes is a FANTASTIC player. He’s the kind of player I’d pay to watch every week because he always tries to make things happen for his team. People think I criticise him because I dislike him, but it’s the complete opposite. I criticise Bruno because I rate him that highly and I know he can reach even bigger levels as a leader. When you look around that Manchester United squad, there are players I don’t expect much more from. Bruno is different. But at Manchester United, numbers and assists must also lead to trophies. This club was built on winning major honours, not just celebrating individual awards and personal statistics.”

@UnscriptedFooty Yamal should stay home please. Barca need him next season

🚨Some of the main players left out of Spain squad for the world cup ❌🇪🇸 ❌Nico Williams ❌Pedro Porro ❌Dani Cavajal ❌Mikel Merino ❌ Fermin Lopez ❌Alvaro Carreras ❌Aymeric Laporte ❌Samu Agehowa ❌Pablo Fornals ❌Yeremy Pino…. see thread

@_onlyscott No idea mate

I see David Villa and Xavi Hernandez. Guess the Spanish legend in the middle.

@marcus077777 Very hard bro

=Excluding:: Alexander anold, xavi Alonso and Michael Owen which other 3 players that played for Liverpool and Real Madrid Level hard I want to know the real football fans here

@UtdKlay Arteta is considered young?

🔴🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Top 10 Youngest Managers to win the Premier League Title 🏆 (10 → 1): 10. Carlo Ancelotti 🇮🇹 – Chelsea – 50 y/o (2009/10) 9. Arsène Wenger 🇫🇷 – Arsenal – 48y/o (1997/98) 8. Antonio Conte 🇮🇹 – Chelsea – 47 y/o (2016/17) 7. Roberto Manci… see below

@Brave_FCB Coming from a Barca fan. Not surprised

Madridistas complaining about Spain call-ups when 95 of their squad isn’t even Spanish. Pathetic

@JS19ne Not many of them

Excluding Zappacosta and Emerson, name one Italian player who has played for Chelsea.

@ChessLordK This is epic

The real Ronaldo 😎🐐

@thehouseoffootb This is sad

🚨⛔️ Some of the main players left out of France squad for the World Cup. ❌🇫🇷 ❌ Eduardo Camavinga ❌ Khéphren Thuram ❌ Corentin Tolisso ❌ Randal Kolo Muani ❌ El Junior Kroupi ❌ Florian Thauvin ❌ Esteban Lepaul ❌ Pierre Kalulu.. See below

@LegacySiu Too easy bro. Man City

Name a football club without letter "E" You can’t

@damzychillin What a joke

Pyramid of greatest football clubs Any changes ?😮‍💨

@GunnerPuls Too easy bro

Guess the player who never won the UEFA Champions League. 👀 Level: Impossible.

@Rmcfmjay They don't like Madrid players

🚨 In 2014 Real Madrid recorded 14 of their players called up to play the World Cup 🚨 In 2018 Real Madrid had 16 players called up to play in the WC 🚨 In 2022 Real Madrid had 14 of their players called up to the World Cup 🚨In 2026 Real Madrid has recorded…. see below

@UTDMael This is easy to guess

Guess the player🧩 99% will fail Level=difficult

@Messilizer0 Secure that bag

Wolfsburg will be doing some magic today

@BarcaScoop @grok Ronaldo easily

Hello @grok, remove the greatest athlete from this picture