Jamie Carragher has admitted that Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has forced him to change his stance with his performances this season.
The Portugal captain scored his 24th goal of the season from the penalty spot as United eased past Brentford 3-0 on Monday night.
Ronaldo has been under the microscope since returning to the Premier League, but has continued silencing his doubters. And Carragher admitted the United striker had proven him wrong this season. "My thing with Cristiano Ronaldo is, what he’s doing at 37, he's 38 next year, it's unbelievable for a player at that age to be scoring goals," Carragher said speaking to Sky Sports. "Never mind scoring this many goals, playing for Manchester United, one of the biggest clubs in the world at 37 — where do we see that? READ MORE: United player ratings vs Brentford "My problem has always been with Man United for buying Ronaldo.
I don’t think one of the biggest clubs in the world should be buying someone who's 37 — he's still got 24 goals. "I said after he was bought, he will get 20-25 goals but I don't think he'll get United any closer to the title.
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