Of course he was world class.
Fat Ronaldo was the only better striker in world football at that time.
Batistuta was also better than Shearer, Raul was better too, but that’s about it.
And that was in an era where finding a great striker was like shooting fish in a barrel.
Also, Ronaldo ain’t fat, he’s curvy and wonderful.
We'd be absolutely bonkers to sell him to them, obviously. Won't happen, thankfully.
Won’t happen, and I would prefer if he went abroad, but I wouldn’t lose any sleep over him going to Arsenal either, for the right fee of course.
The thing is, the “spine” of the likes of Maguire, Shaw, Rashford and even Bruno, probably won’t be a part of the next great Manchester United team.
Not because they’re not good players, they’ve been through too much.
They’ve been battered by our rivals too many times to count, pounded by the media, failed, were part of some of the worst United teams in living memory, they’ve been through too many managers, a poor footballing structure, a terrible dressing room culture, its too much.
INEOS according to reports said that the only players who are not for sell are Garnacho, Mainoo and Hojlund, its not just because they’re young, I believe its also because their soul is pure and still in tact, they haven’t embarrassed the club getting obliterated 0-5 and 0-7 by Liverpool in back to back seasons.
Out of all those players that I mentioned, I believe only Bruno can be a part of the next great Manchester United team, if he could play in a deeper role well into his 30’s, perhaps in a older Scholes type of role.
Rashford has been pushed to a talisman figure at Manchester United, by the club, the same role that was previously occupied by the likes of Best, Charlton, Robson, Cantona, Beckham and Giggs, RvN, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney.
Marcus Rashford was never that level of talent nor he had the mentality.
Pogba had the talent but not the mentality to occupy that role, Greenwood had the talent too but the less said about him, the better.