Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo would have scored more goals than Erling Haaland if he were playing for the current Manchester City team.
Solskjaer believes the Portuguese star is still capable of dominating world football. He also suggested that Ronaldo’s return to Old Trafford might have caused other Manchester United players to feel less significant.
Speaking at the Oslo Business Forum (via Yahoo Sports), Solskjaer said, “He’d probably score more than Erling Haaland is doing at the moment [for Manchester City].
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“I spoke to Cristiano, and we got him to Manchester United, but I think that may have affected the dynamics in the dressing room. Perhaps other players felt less important because one of the world’s superstars had arrived.
“He did well, finishing as top scorer that season with 24 goals, but I was out of a job 10 weeks later.”