His Name Is Mentioned In Cristiano Ronaldo's Controversial Interview, Ralf Rangnick Gives An Unusual Response

Former Manchester United manager, Ralf Rangnick. (Photo: Twitter/@ManUtd)

JAKARTA - Cristiano Ronaldo sparked controversy after conducting an interview session with Piers Morgan, a few days ago. The Manchester United player criticized team manager Erik Ten Hag and a number of club decisions.

One of them was the decision to elect Ralf Rangnick as the club's sporting director. The German was also given the task of replacing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

In his interview, Ronaldo admitted that he did not believe MU could present Rangnick. CR7 also doubts its performance in the team.

"After Ole (Gunnar Solskjaer), they included sporting director Ralf Rangnick, something no one understands," Ronaldo said in his interview.

This person is not even a coach. A club like Manchester United brought a sporting director that surprised me not only, but also all over the world," he told Piers Morgan.

"If you're not even a coach, how can you be Manchester United's boss? I've never even heard of his name," Ronaldo continued.

Quoted from Sky Sport on Wednesday, November 16, Rangnick's presence at Manchester United did not give the team much revival. Of the 24 Premier League matches, Rangnick's MU and only won 10 times and suffered seven defeats.

This situation made the Red Devils finish sixth in the standings last season with the lowest record points in club history. At the end of the 2021/2022 season, Rangnick chose to leave Old Trafford.

Rangnick himself refused to be dragged into Ronaldo's controversial interview. Regarding himself being mentioned in the interview, Rangnick chose a elegant way of responding to it by not ignoring it.

"I am the boss of the Austrian national team, it is not my job to judge this (interview Ronaldo). That is Manchester United's job and sports journalists there," Rangnick said in response.