Cristiano Ronaldo's former Manchester United teammate says return has been a failure

Manchester United have reportedly added Luis Enrique to their manager shortlist alongside Mauricio Pochettino and Erik ten Hag.The Spain head coach is believed to have the 'technical credentials' and 'winning track record' that the Red Devils are looking for in their next boss, as per ESPN.And he is the candidate which Cristiano Ronaldo was said to have put forward to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last year.However, Enrique, 51, is now in a World Cup year for his country, so United would have a big job on their hands to convince him to leave before the tournament kicks off in November.The other two men under serious consideration, Pochettino and Ten Hag, look much more likely to move than him. Several United players want the former Tottenham and current PSG manager, it's been claimed.Pochettino has not lit up Paris and has made it clear he'd be open to a Premier League return.Ten Hag, meanwhile, has had his future shrouded in doubt following the resignation of Ajax chief Marc Overmars.Who best suits the position? Let us know in the comments section.Enrique does have a more glittering managerial CV than that pair, though.He won two La Liga titles and a Champions League while in charge of Barcelona, and completed the treble with Copa del Rey success in the 2014/15 season.

Cristiano Ronaldo shared an emotional message after Manchester United’s players met young fan River Rhodes on Tuesday night.

Sir Alex Ferguson told Wayne Rooney to get out of his office after showdown talks about his Manchester United future in 2010. Rooney infamously revealed he wanted to leave Old Trafford as the club were not, in his opinion, matching his ambitions.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been trolled on purpose by an FA Cup compilation video.Manchester United's quest for silverware took a huge hit when they were dumped out of the competition by Championship side Middlesbrough last week.And their star man missed what could've been a game-changing penalty early on in the fourth-round tie, firing wide.He did convert his spot-kick in the shootout, but his performance was nothing to write home about.However, the FA decided to publish his highlights from the match on their social media channels.They wrote: "@Cristiano made his long-awaited #EmiratesFACup return on Friday. Here's his every key involvement from the game!"The gesture was not taken seriously by those in the replies, with one writing: "FA is literally trolling Ronaldo.

A number of supporters have reacted to the news that members of the Manchester United first-team squad want the club to install Paris Saint-Germain chief Mauricio Pochettino as their next permanent manager.

Gary Neville has said that the only time Wayne Rooney let himself down, it hit his Manchester United teammates like a ton of bricks.

Manchester United players want Old Trafford bosses to step up their pursuit of unsettled Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino.The Express report several senior members of the United squad are understood to be keen on working under the former Tottenham manager. And while interim boss Ralf Rangnick remains a fan of Ajax’s Eric Ten Hag and will have the biggest say in the recruitment of the next manager, the players’ views have been noted.

Ralf Rangnick is reportedly eyeing up Borussia Dortmund defender Manuel Akanji amid suggestions he could leave the Bundesliga club this summer.

Cristiano Ronaldo has become such a popular figure on Instagram that he can triple his current Manchester United wages on the app.Fresh data, supplied by betting experts OLBG, shows that the recently turned 37-year-old has had his follower count grow by 163 million over the past five months.His potential earnings for sponsored Instagram posts are £1,720,000 per post - and that’s a figure which is over triple his weekly wage of £480,000 with United.The superstar is now the most popular figure on the social media app - with some 400million accounts following the attacker.This means the former Real Madrid player has more followers than all 92 football clubs in the English Football League pyramid.Celebrity Kylie Jenner is just behind with 309million followers.Following United’s 1-1 draw with relegation strugglers Burnley, Scott McTominay has backed up Ronaldo’s statement that for it to be a good season the side must finish in the Premier League’s top three and win a trophy.It’s a tall order as United are currently fifth in the Premier League after their at Turf Moor on Tuesday night. Paul Pogba scored the opening goal for Ralf Rangnick’s side but then Wout Weghorst’s ingenious pass paved the way for Jay Rodriguez to draw the home side level.

Manchester United have been advised how to deal with Paul Pogba and his ongoing contract dilemma.

Manchester United followed up a shock FA Cup penalty-shootout defeat at the hands of Middlesbrough last weekend with a hugely disappointing Premier League draw away at Burnley on Tuesday night.

The joy of August 31 when Cristiano Ronaldo made his long-awaited return to Manchester United feels far away now.

Manchester United remain the only side in the Premier League not to have scored from a corner this season.

Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka rejected a deadline day loan move to Manchester United.

Paul Pogba when he was asked what the Frenchman’s three-finger goal celebration against Burnley may have been alluding to. Pogba was making his first Premier League appearance under interim Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick after more than two months of injury.

Manchester United's players must start performing for the full 90 minutes, rather than just in portions of games, if they are to finish in the Premier League's top four.

Harry Maguire believes Manchester United made three mistakes as they drew with Burnley at Turf Moor on Tuesday night.

Manchester United failed to return to winning ways on Tuesday night as they were held to a stalemate by Burnley.

Cristiano Ronaldo and his path to becoming one of the greatest ever footballers is not without personal tragedy.

Sir Alex Ferguson was a disappointed spectator at Turf Moor on Tuesday evening as Manchester United were held to a draw by Burnley in the Premier League.The iconic former United boss, who led the club to 13 league titles between 1993 and 2013, was in the stands as the rain poured down in Lancashire.With Burnley hitting back through Jay Rodriguez after Paul Pogba's opener, the cameras focused on 80-year-old Ferguson after his former side had two goals ruled out.The Scot looked less than pleased with what he was seeing, with Ralf Rangnick admitting that his team need to improve if they are to secure Champions League qualification.He told MOTD: "I think we played a fantastic first half, couldn't have played any better. "We scored three goals, the second that was disallowed I cannot understand.

Cristiano Ronaldo's superstition has had fans baffled after he was spotted kissing his shin pads on the bench.Ralf Rangnick named the Manchester United star on the bench as they faced Burnley at Turf Moor, with Edinson Cavani preferred.But the scores drawn at 1-1 and the Uruguayan having little impact, it was not long before the Red Devils coach turned to the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.And while putting on Ronaldo to try land all three points is hardly shocking news, BT Sport cameras picked up the forward in an unusual act.After the 37-year-old's warm-up, he returned to the bench to get ready to come on - including putting his shin pads on.Pictured on them was his signature CR7 tag as well as a big self-portrait and his children.The Portugal international appeared to kiss each face before putting them on and making his way to the touchline to replace Cavani.But it has left fans puzzled over his superstitious ways with one saying: "Ronaldo really got himself on his shin pads."And another said: "Ronaldo lipsing his shinpads with a picture of himself on, fairs."A third quipped: "Ronaldo kissing his shinpads with his face on is such a Ronaldo thing."While this fan said: "This is PEAK Ronaldo.""Ronaldo mate you’re 37…" another supporter tweeted.And this fan said: "Bro does Ronaldo have his own photo on his shinpads this guy is crazy."Meanwhile, Rangnick did explain why he decided to drop Ronaldo to the bench in a dig at his pressing ability.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply