Here are your Manchester United Friday morning headlines on Friday, November 5.
What Sir Alex said to Ronaldo
It’s unthinkable to imagine Cristiano Ronaldo in a Premier League football shirt other than Manchester United.
But if rumours are to be believed, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner was close to joining Manchester City in the summer.
In the end, Ronaldo came “home” to the team he left in 2009 and former United manager Sir Alex Ferguson played a crucial role.
The duo formed a close bond in Ronaldo’s first spell at the club and it took three words from Sir Alex to secure his return to Old Trafford from Juventus.
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Teammates bond over lunch
Upon his return, Ronaldo immediately became one of the senior members of the team.
With a huge game against City on Saturday, the United team were pictured bonding over lunch.
One picture stood out the most, with Ronaldo having his arm around talented youngster Amad Diallo.
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Ten Hag gets it
Defeat on Saturday could well be Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s last game in charge of the Old Trafford club.
Having suffered a heavy defeat to Liverpool at the end of last month, the win over Tottenham Hotspur relieved some of the pressure.
But the performance midweek against Atalanta was worrying and losing to City may be the final straw.
With Antonio Conte now off the market, fans' attention has turned to Ajax manager Erik ten Hag and a philosophy outlined in 2020 shows that he would understand what it means to manage United.
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