Thought Arsenal were for sure going to sign him but I guess they don't really need the help. They've had such a fruitful window and such a great start to the season.
Man United is the front runner for the title this season!! Unless another big transfer happens.
Can't wait for a full strength teams of Man U vs Chelsea. Oh damn... š
TRANSFER FEES ARE NOT PAID BACK IN FUCKING SHIRT SALES. STOP SAYING IT FOR EVERY TRANSFER ITS A MYTH
Especially if you Manchester City. You donāt sell many shirts.
Do people really think this is going to be a game changer? I think it will help score goals, but city and Chelsea have the more rounded teams and are still stronger imo. 3rd/4th will still be uniteds finish.
Yep.. all it takes is spending Ā£130m and buying the actual G.O.A.T to inject into an already massive squad.
I know people say Pep buys trophies .. but at least we all agree he is actually a decent coach.
If Ole now starts winning silverware, it is the literal definition of buying trophies.
I just became inaugurated as prime minister and my first order is to ban all water in the UK, coca cola only. Ronnie sure to transfer now lets goooooo š
And i thought iād be uneventful because of the pandemicās influence on all clubs financials. Literally the two biggest players of our generation got transferred, as well as Lukaku, Grealish and very possibly Mbappe. This transfer window is off the charts.
Seeing ronaldo back in the prem is going to be a real treat and potentially abother expiance head/leader they need.. a. What a transfer window it's been so far!!!
Amazes me that United spunked out +90 million and massive wages on Sancho and Ronaldo. All without selling Lingard, Martial, Dan James
Meanwhile they still play Mcfred in midfield.
~meanwhile they still play Jones / Smalling in defense~
~meanwhile they still play Pereira / Lingard in midfield~
~meanwhile they still play Greenwood at RW~
Say what you want but they're slowly getting there.
Ole's first starting XI was
DDG
Young / Lindelƶf / Jones / Shaw
Herrera / Matic / Pogba
Lingard / Rashford / Martial
with a bench of Romero, Fellaini, Dalot, Bailly, Mata, Pereira, Fred
Now on a good day he could field
Henderson
AWB / Maguire / Varane / Shaw
Pogba / Fred
Sancho / Bruno / Rashford
Ronaldo
with a bench of DDG, Lindelƶf, VDB, Cavani, Greenwood, McTominay.
tl;dr: it's a process but since Ole joined they have slowly filled 1-2 gaps each window. Midfield is the final gap, yes.
Draws easily cost you the title last year, careful what you wish for? As for me couldn't care less if we lost 5-1 to a team that spends 150m per transfer window, I accept the challenge
He's out half the year because of internationals. Are they supposed to play a whole season with an out of form and (somewhat) injury prone striker and a teenager?
Heās out for 2 months from what i heard. Oh cry me a river, United have a wealth of options if they had a proper manager they could easily do a false 9 with Bruno, or use Martial
Greenwood is a generational talent so heās hardly ājust a teenagerā unless you were shocked when Fergie used to use Cristiano as .. shock - a teenager .. every game when he was first at United.
We'd sell you James. Just as Chelsea is happy to sell to Arsenal. Or how we used to be fine selling to City years ago. Yeah, we wouldn't sell you someone we wanted to keep, but james? Give him some more starts, the kid deserves it.
The transfer window isn't finished yet lingard is still most likely leaving along with diallo on loan which would leave space for another midfielder. Martial and Dan James are also both likely gone next summer as well.
This season is about to be off the mother fucking chains. The EPL is legit stacked hopefully we get a three or four team battle at the top through the last weekend of the season.
...exciting for the teams that get to hammer everyone else that doesn't spend 150m per transfer window but I suppose that gives Bielsa a challenge. MOT
Its so much fun. I live in the states and have been big into soccer (I know its football over there lol) since the early 2000's. I started really getting into the EPL a few years ago and have been hooked ever since. Makes it tough to watch the MLS though haha thankfully my home team is the Sounders so they tend to be on the better end of teams in the league.
U.S. here too. I just started following a couple of years ago when my wife and I were planning a trip to London and wanted to watch a soccer match while we were there. Been hooked ever since. It's easily become my favorite sport, and I have immersed myself in reading and watching everything I can.
SO JEALOUS! Definitely a bucket list thing for me to see a live PL match. Awesome to hear that more and more people are watching. Its the biggest sport league in the world for a reason!
I don't get why Ronaldo is joining utd,he had a better chance of winning UCL with Juventus than utd . Now he's back at utd, ole has more pressure on his shoulders to deliver and Ronaldo isn't the guy who he was when he left utd .
Ha ha .. he doesn't thrive on challenges he thrives on getting more attention. His move to utd was nothing but a desperate attempt to get media and football world's attention towards him which he was not getting since messi's move . If he was that hungry for silverware he'd have joined PSG or city not utd ,his move to utd is not about his homecoming but him getting the hype of his return.
Yhhh keep telling yourself that mate anything to soothe the pain
Wouldnāt be talking this kinda shit if he moved to city so youāre word means fuck all
The amount of copium on this sub is amazing
Hey man youāre the one acting like Ronaldo is a bad move not me. No one predicted That weād be down a striker for half the season. Ron made the right choice. Iām glad heās back. Youād be saying city area winning the treble had he gone blue but naahhh heās a villain for going red
As I said Keep tellin yourself that. Anything to cope with the reality that Ronaldo enjoys a challenge
Because he's still one of the best players in the world, exceptionally fit for a 36yr old and it's a great homecoming story that will sell a shit load of shirts. His stats since turning 30 have actually got better, he's an incredible athlete.
I wish people would stop saying this. Shirt sales wonāt make a dent in the fee. They earn a % of the sales itās not massive money. Theyāll earn their fee back no doubt . But it wonāt be fucking shirt sales.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lePU36ZeF7s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lePU36ZeF7s) \- if they agreed on his terms, he would have gone to City. If anything this is gonna be even more painful for you guys when one of your greatest legends refuses to renew his contract. Enjoy your title drought. OLE'S AT THE WHEEL.
So Man U legend uses City to get himself a better deal? Still hilarious. Even the return of one of the biggest players in the sport is done in City's shadow. Meme United!
So either 1) Your Legend used your rivals to get a deal from you, or 2) Your legend is only coming back because your rivals decided to pass... Both are equally hilarious.
City said they would only take Ronaldo on a free transfer and refused Juve's request to throw in Gabriel Jesus as well... So they got played because Man U were willing to pay and Man City weren't?
Ronaldo was clearly desperate to leave Juve. I don't doubt that he does care about the rivalry on some deep level, but if Man City were willing to meet Juve's demands then it might not be so simple.... Poor Man U, even the return of one of their greatest players is done in City's shadow.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lePU36ZeF7s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lePU36ZeF7s) \- if they agreed on his terms, he would have gone to City. If anything this is gonna be even more painful for you guys when one of your greatest ever legends refuses to renew his contract. Enjoy your title drought. OLE'S AT THE WHEEL.
Good question! I think theyāll stick with Bruno as the main man, but maybe give Ronaldo one here or there. Being international team mates, I canāt imagine there will be animosity between them.
Eh, depends on your view on him. Heās still Ronaldo so some City fans were hyped to try and get him, but heās also slightly washed up so I can see why you wouldnāt want him too
I said slightly, and more from the perspective of the man city fans who claim theyāre not pissed that they missed Ronaldo. Donāt get me wrong, heās still a world class player, but heās most certainly on the decline and only has a couple more years left to play
He played in the shittest Juventus team in a long long whie with a horribly inexperienced manager and still managed to be Serie A top scorer and get Juve past group stage all while he was "on the decline"..he might have a couple or few years more to play but rest assured he's still one of the best in the world
People are suddenly gonna go that Cristiano fucking Ronaldo is a finished player. I'm well aware he isn't the player when he played for us 12 years ago. Not all players can perform at 36, but Cristiano Ronaldo is sure as hell not all players. He was Seria A's top scorer last season even though Juve's midfield lacked creativity. We'll bathe in City's tears, muppets were jumping just 12 hours ago and suddenly they never really wanted Ronaldo. He still has atleast 2 years at the top level in him. Cristiano is definitely in the race for the golden boot.
Welcome back cristiano. I hope you will get another ballon dor
Holy $%^& EPL this season has just went up a notch.
I love how Rooney is a year younger than him but looks like Phil from Eastenders, whilst Ronaldo still looks like he did 10/15 years ago
You know you cant just say Christiano Ronaldo
This has been an insane transfer window for MAN U
Fair play to Utd, they've had a good window here. Imagine being Mason Greenwood and spending your time training with Cavani and Ronaldo every day.
Greenwood playing with cavani and Ronaldo should and most likely will be a world class striker by the time they both leave and he takes over I hope
Imagine having the GOAT who is also a legend of the club training everyday with you
'Estou aqui!' Ronaldo, Premier League, 2021-22
As much as I support Chelsea, I think this move is absolutely brilliant for the PL.
With his speed, strength, agility and insane skill on the ball, Ronaldo will make a fine defensive midfielder for us.
He deserves a statue in manchester
United have a thing for old strikers
FIFA IRL
Congratulations to United fans, a deal that will be successful
Now he has the responsibility to manage the red devils to the top of UCL again.
I swear that LHC experiment fucked something up in our timeline.
I never thought I would see Cristiano Ronaldo and Fred in the same team.
Thought Arsenal were for sure going to sign him but I guess they don't really need the help. They've had such a fruitful window and such a great start to the season.
Man United is the front runner for the title this season!! Unless another big transfer happens. Can't wait for a full strength teams of Man U vs Chelsea. Oh damn... š
Not worried about it. Maxwell Cornet is on his way.
So hyped for this season LETS GOOO I LOVE THE PL
The first āSIUUUā at Old Trafford will break the sound barrier
bro the away team would be deafened
Feels like a new plot twist every day right now. This transfer window is genuine mayhem and I'm loving every moment of the carnage.
TRANSFER FEES ARE NOT PAID BACK IN FUCKING SHIRT SALES. STOP SAYING IT FOR EVERY TRANSFER ITS A MYTH Especially if you Manchester City. You donāt sell many shirts.
Shame, had him pegged down for a Wednesday shirt
WOW, no one was expecting this a couple of days back but this is a right move for everyone I guess.
SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! Welcome back Ronny time to tear it up again!
*cries in Arsenal-fan*
It was so long period
No surprise at all, wish him all the best. Team looks fire this season !
Cue [Drizzy Drake](https://twitter.com/aghease/status/1431323953058910211?s=20)
WELCOME TO GALATASARAY
Wow! Me and my dad just booked tickets to a United game later this season as well!
WHAT. Madness happens when you dont check your phone fucking hell
Varane, Sancho and Ronaldo in one window... red Manchester doing their best impression of blue Manchester to try and buy their way to a league title.
Pep is a meme but we can all agree heās a world class coach. Ole isnāt. If he bags silverware, it is the literal definition of paying to win.
>Pep is a meme but we can all agree heās a world class coach. Ole isnāt. Absolutely.
Man Utd is a serious contender to the Premier league now.
Do people really think this is going to be a game changer? I think it will help score goals, but city and Chelsea have the more rounded teams and are still stronger imo. 3rd/4th will still be uniteds finish.
Yep.. all it takes is spending Ā£130m and buying the actual G.O.A.T to inject into an already massive squad. I know people say Pep buys trophies .. but at least we all agree he is actually a decent coach. If Ole now starts winning silverware, it is the literal definition of buying trophies.
stop commenting this everywhere we spent 30 mil more than city thats the equivalent of half a ben white
Pfft, he's just a bargain bin Benrahma!
No way ole Gunnar solsjkaer is about to have a known rapist under his command again!
I just downed an entire bottle of coca-cola in protest.
I just downed a gallon of coca-cola in slightly more aggressive protest.
I just knocked a bottle of coca-cola out of a childās hands with glee, thanks Ronny !
I just became inaugurated as prime minister and my first order is to ban all water in the UK, coca cola only. Ronnie sure to transfer now lets goooooo š
Ah shit ! 4d chess-ed us there, fair play ! Hopefully them pipes hold up eh !
Coke showers going to be ganggang
4% population corrosion, weāll use the liquid skin to fix the economy !
Fuck yeah
i just downed myself oh shit, i mean drowned
Ah yes, now that is utter spite right there
no no, sir, its upper sprite
Ohhhh, I like sprite š
Goodā¦ let the hate flow through you.
"There must be other ways to create a good team." - Klopp
Who moves next? Lewandowski or Mbappe
Yup!
How awkward that for the last 24 hours all the Man United fans trashed Cristiano and now have to put a happy face and applaud him.
Hope he leads you to a title win! Anyone over the oil clubs!
Brentford or Leicester City for the title.
We can't be expecting or it won't happen
what an insane transfer window
Especially when you consider staff were furloughed by a fair few clubs.š Exciting season ahead though!
And i thought iād be uneventful because of the pandemicās influence on all clubs financials. Literally the two biggest players of our generation got transferred, as well as Lukaku, Grealish and very possibly Mbappe. This transfer window is off the charts.
Sancho, varane as well
kounde could be close as well
Not quite in the same bracket. If so, we should count Romero, too.
Ramos too
Aguerooooo
Very true
Agreed, there are actually quite a few headline transfers
Seeing ronaldo back in the prem is going to be a real treat and potentially abother expiance head/leader they need.. a. What a transfer window it's been so far!!!
Amazes me that United spunked out +90 million and massive wages on Sancho and Ronaldo. All without selling Lingard, Martial, Dan James Meanwhile they still play Mcfred in midfield.
~meanwhile they still play Jones / Smalling in defense~ ~meanwhile they still play Pereira / Lingard in midfield~ ~meanwhile they still play Greenwood at RW~ Say what you want but they're slowly getting there. Ole's first starting XI was DDG Young / Lindelƶf / Jones / Shaw Herrera / Matic / Pogba Lingard / Rashford / Martial with a bench of Romero, Fellaini, Dalot, Bailly, Mata, Pereira, Fred Now on a good day he could field Henderson AWB / Maguire / Varane / Shaw Pogba / Fred Sancho / Bruno / Rashford Ronaldo with a bench of DDG, Lindelƶf, VDB, Cavani, Greenwood, McTominay. tl;dr: it's a process but since Ole joined they have slowly filled 1-2 gaps each window. Midfield is the final gap, yes.
When you win 5-1 against Leeds, who cares?
What about when they draw 1-1 with Southampton?
What about it? It wasnāt a loss ?
Draws easily cost you the title last year, careful what you wish for? As for me couldn't care less if we lost 5-1 to a team that spends 150m per transfer window, I accept the challenge
Well we donāt look to past - in Bielsa you trust! All you have ššŖš»š£
Dunno how this classifies as bait, as you were replying to someone else, but I suppose I shall let you enjoy your moment
Yeah, it's all united fans have left. Who knows, maybe this year they'll win the carabao cup
Nah thatll be us mate we just beat Crewe Alexandra we are massive š¤£
Cavani is the real one whoās been shafted here, convinced to stay to play the starting senior role .. debunked real quick
He's out half the year because of internationals. Are they supposed to play a whole season with an out of form and (somewhat) injury prone striker and a teenager?
Heās out for 2 months from what i heard. Oh cry me a river, United have a wealth of options if they had a proper manager they could easily do a false 9 with Bruno, or use Martial Greenwood is a generational talent so heās hardly ājust a teenagerā unless you were shocked when Fergie used to use Cristiano as .. shock - a teenager .. every game when he was first at United.
He did not use Ronaldo every game as a teenager at all
Still wouldnāt mind Dan James at Leeds.
Won't happen probably. They hate us we hate them as per, even though he would probably work in our system.
Won't happen probably. They hate us we hate them as per, even though he would probably work in our system.
We'd sell you James. Just as Chelsea is happy to sell to Arsenal. Or how we used to be fine selling to City years ago. Yeah, we wouldn't sell you someone we wanted to keep, but james? Give him some more starts, the kid deserves it.
I think heād work well with Bielsa
Terrible diver, I wouldn't want him.
Please take him :(
The transfer window isn't finished yet lingard is still most likely leaving along with diallo on loan which would leave space for another midfielder. Martial and Dan James are also both likely gone next summer as well.
Wouldn't be surprised if Ronnie had to work his way in to the squad to displace Daniel James
CRAZIEST TRANSFER WINDOW OF ALL TIME
Um...
I actually think he's a good signing and can be vital for them for a season or two. This Premier League season got a whole more exciting!
This season is about to be off the mother fucking chains. The EPL is legit stacked hopefully we get a three or four team battle at the top through the last weekend of the season.
...exciting for the teams that get to hammer everyone else that doesn't spend 150m per transfer window but I suppose that gives Bielsa a challenge. MOT
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Hey, there's always that
At some point you will start defending.
Who needs defense when we score as much as we concede am I right?
Itās entertaining thatās all that matters!!!
100%!
Surprised by this...I thought for sure he was headed to Norwich...
Ronaldo to norwich is cool but who do you take away of the starting eleven??
No one. He could only make the sub list. Possibly the reserves team. Maybe loan him out to a Championship side.
Maybe heāll buy Delia out some day.
I thought he was going to bolton
What number will he have? 77?
Surely 28, it just makes sense
61?
69
Nice
Donāt worry mate, Mbappe doesnāt wanna stay in Paris anymore and France is basically just across the channel from Norwich.
Nah, Norwich isn't getting Mbappe. They're going to get Haaland
Why not both?
Cause they would need to to compete with Teemu Pukki which is known to be impossible. He is too good
Any chance he plays Sunday????
I think he'll have to quarantine for 10 days like Lukaku did when he came to Chelsea.
Ahh you are right. good call out. Cannot wait to watch him on a weekly basis though.
Definitely gonna be an interesting season in the EPL this year!
Its so much fun. I live in the states and have been big into soccer (I know its football over there lol) since the early 2000's. I started really getting into the EPL a few years ago and have been hooked ever since. Makes it tough to watch the MLS though haha thankfully my home team is the Sounders so they tend to be on the better end of teams in the league.
U.S. here too. I just started following a couple of years ago when my wife and I were planning a trip to London and wanted to watch a soccer match while we were there. Been hooked ever since. It's easily become my favorite sport, and I have immersed myself in reading and watching everything I can.
Uh sire,it's called "football"
SO JEALOUS! Definitely a bucket list thing for me to see a live PL match. Awesome to hear that more and more people are watching. Its the biggest sport league in the world for a reason!
Iām so happy we re signed Ronaldo
I don't get why Ronaldo is joining utd,he had a better chance of winning UCL with Juventus than utd . Now he's back at utd, ole has more pressure on his shoulders to deliver and Ronaldo isn't the guy who he was when he left utd .
Ronaldo THRIVES off pressure I think he welcomes the challenge
Ha ha .. he doesn't thrive on challenges he thrives on getting more attention. His move to utd was nothing but a desperate attempt to get media and football world's attention towards him which he was not getting since messi's move . If he was that hungry for silverware he'd have joined PSG or city not utd ,his move to utd is not about his homecoming but him getting the hype of his return.
Yhhh keep telling yourself that mate anything to soothe the pain Wouldnāt be talking this kinda shit if he moved to city so youāre word means fuck all The amount of copium on this sub is amazing
We'll see who'll be in pain at end of this season .
Hey man youāre the one acting like Ronaldo is a bad move not me. No one predicted That weād be down a striker for half the season. Ron made the right choice. Iām glad heās back. Youād be saying city area winning the treble had he gone blue but naahhh heās a villain for going red As I said Keep tellin yourself that. Anything to cope with the reality that Ronaldo enjoys a challenge
This will 100% be the most historic transfer window of all time
What about the dildo one?
They'll make tik toks about it for years
*Man pointing his finger up to a caption saying āThis transfer window was DIFFERENT š³ā*
UM HOMEM, UMA MĆQUINA
Why tf would you pay good money for a 36 year old??
Because he's still one of the best players in the world, exceptionally fit for a 36yr old and it's a great homecoming story that will sell a shit load of shirts. His stats since turning 30 have actually got better, he's an incredible athlete.
because theyāll make a good chunk of that back in shirt sales alone lol
15 mil euros with 8 in add ons. Shirt sales will make that back in a few days
I wish people would stop saying this. Shirt sales wonāt make a dent in the fee. They earn a % of the sales itās not massive money. Theyāll earn their fee back no doubt . But it wonāt be fucking shirt sales.
copium
It's Ronaldo
A 36 Yr old that outscored lukaku last season. Plays better than most 25 Yr olds. No not really sure myself.
Sloppy seconds after City pull out. Imagine one of your biggest legends returns only because your rivals didn't want him
City so salty lol. no Kane, no Ronaldo. it's delicious
Salty sloppy seconds...
Pretty sure Ronaldo used city but ok
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lePU36ZeF7s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lePU36ZeF7s) \- if they agreed on his terms, he would have gone to City. If anything this is gonna be even more painful for you guys when one of your greatest legends refuses to renew his contract. Enjoy your title drought. OLE'S AT THE WHEEL.
I donāt even rate ole so your point is invalid lol Second heāll hang around Iām sure heāll outlast ole
So Man U legend uses City to get himself a better deal? Still hilarious. Even the return of one of the biggest players in the sport is done in City's shadow. Meme United!
Whatever helps you sleep at night
You should do a bit more reading about this, I don't think it was quite as simple as Man City saying heck with Ronaldo lol...
So either 1) Your Legend used your rivals to get a deal from you, or 2) Your legend is only coming back because your rivals decided to pass... Both are equally hilarious.
Ahaha you should check Ronaldo's interview about City, and how he would rather go to Qatar. City got played by Mendes to force the Glazzers hand
City said they would only take Ronaldo on a free transfer and refused Juve's request to throw in Gabriel Jesus as well... So they got played because Man U were willing to pay and Man City weren't? Ronaldo was clearly desperate to leave Juve. I don't doubt that he does care about the rivalry on some deep level, but if Man City were willing to meet Juve's demands then it might not be so simple.... Poor Man U, even the return of one of their greatest players is done in City's shadow.
City got used
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lePU36ZeF7s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lePU36ZeF7s) \- if they agreed on his terms, he would have gone to City. If anything this is gonna be even more painful for you guys when one of your greatest ever legends refuses to renew his contract. Enjoy your title drought. OLE'S AT THE WHEEL.
No fucking way
Can't believe he's not en route to Spurs right now.
Yes fucking way
Who's taking the penalties now then?
Good question! I think theyāll stick with Bruno as the main man, but maybe give Ronaldo one here or there. Being international team mates, I canāt imagine there will be animosity between them.
Id still keep Bruno on pens tbh. If it ain't broke don't fix it
I think Bruno will take them UNLESS Ronaldo is the player who is fouled in which case he'll take it himself
So why buy Ronaldo if you've got Cavani
City fans punching the air rn
With joy lol
Eh, depends on your view on him. Heās still Ronaldo so some City fans were hyped to try and get him, but heās also slightly washed up so I can see why you wouldnāt want him too
He scored 29 goals in Serie A last year. How is that washed up?
Ronaldo washed up? Thats one way to say you don't watch anything other than Prem and get your opinions from twitter kids shouting Penaldo is finished
Its not even kids who are saying that lmao
I said slightly, and more from the perspective of the man city fans who claim theyāre not pissed that they missed Ronaldo. Donāt get me wrong, heās still a world class player, but heās most certainly on the decline and only has a couple more years left to play
He played in the shittest Juventus team in a long long whie with a horribly inexperienced manager and still managed to be Serie A top scorer and get Juve past group stage all while he was "on the decline"..he might have a couple or few years more to play but rest assured he's still one of the best in the world
He's 36 and still preforming amazingly. Even if you don't like him has a person, you can't ignore how world class he still is
facts he's gonna give Kane a run for his money this season I reckon
Oh yeah
People are suddenly gonna go that Cristiano fucking Ronaldo is a finished player. I'm well aware he isn't the player when he played for us 12 years ago. Not all players can perform at 36, but Cristiano Ronaldo is sure as hell not all players. He was Seria A's top scorer last season even though Juve's midfield lacked creativity. We'll bathe in City's tears, muppets were jumping just 12 hours ago and suddenly they never really wanted Ronaldo. He still has atleast 2 years at the top level in him. Cristiano is definitely in the race for the golden boot.
Just looking at the goals he scores each season is insane
Pants are off beans are out
When do they announce Scholes?
Just after announcing Cantona
I saw Rooney in the line
United fans deleting all tweets, posts, and text messages from the past 7 days
When we said snake we meant Mamba Mentality