Cristiano Ronaldo will remain at Manchester United for another campaign and trusts the club’s hierarchy will appoint a world-class manager this summer, according to reports.
The Portuguese forward had delivered some rather poor displays since the turn of the year and there were even claims interim boss Ralf Rangnick was considering dropping him.
But Ronaldo bagged a hat-trick against Tottenham last week to remind everyone just how potent he can still be – even if he followed that up with a peripheral performance against Atletico Madrid.
United’s Champions League exit at the hands of Diego Simeone’s side means they will extend their wait for a trophy to five years – with a top-four finish the only prize on offer this campaign.
Ronaldo was supposed to help the Red devils bridge the gap to Liverpool, Man City and Chelsea but if anything they have gone backwards and he was believed to be considering his future at the club.
The Portugal international wants to be competing for honours in the twilight of his career and know he only has a limited time to add more titles to his CV, with United looking a long way off being contenders right now.
But, according to Spanish newspaper AS, Ronaldo feels committed to the club and has decided to see out the last year of his contract next season.
The prospect of being the man who ends United’s trophy drought is appealing and he still feels he made the right decision in returning to Old Trafford.
Ronaldo is also confident they will make the right decision when bringing in a new manager and, after often struggling to see with Rangnick and his style of football, is eager to work with a new coach.
The former Real Madrid player also feels United’s board will back the new manager with major reinforcements in the summer and the club will be in a position to compete for trophies.
The two main names in the frame to take over from Rangnick are Mauricio Pochettino and Erik ten Hag, though Chelsea’s Thomas Tuchel has recently emerged as a potential option due to the issues at the club.
