Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt has said that he has always been a fan of the club. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, Cristiano Ronaldo and Edwin van der Sar made him a MUFC fan since childhood, and he only failed to join the club when he left Ajax because it wasn’t the right time.
De Ligt added that Ronaldo is the best player of his generation, and he remains a huge example for young players.
His words, “It was the time that Cristiano became Cristiano. Everybody knew Cristiano at United.
There was also [Edwin] Van der Sar at United at that time and they played Champions League finals.
As a kid, naturally, you looked to the Champions League finals and there was United and Ronaldo. So I was always a big Ronaldo fan and a fan of United because of that.
They tried to buy me before, but it was probably not the right moment, or there were other options that at that time suited me better.
But in the end maybe destiny brought me here… it’s a dream for every player to play for United.
Ronaldo is the best of his generation and a huge example for young players. I always try to improve the way I play by watching him because even in training he has a crazy intensity and you wonder if he really is 35 years old.”
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Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division in the English football league system.
Nicknamed the Red Devils, they were founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, but changed their name to Manchester United in 1902. After a spell playing in Clayton, Manchester, the club moved to their current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910.
Alex Ferguson and his assistant Archie Knox arrived from Aberdeen on the day of Atkinson’s dismissal, and guided the club to an 11th-place finish in the league. Despite a second-place finish in 1987–88, the club was back in 11th place the following season. Reportedly on the verge of being dismissed, Ferguson’s job was saved by victory over Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup final.
The following season, Manchester United claimed their first UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup title. That triumph allowed the club to compete in the European Super Cup for the first time, where United beat European Cup holders Red Star Belgrade 1–0 at Old Trafford. The club appeared in two consecutive League Cup finals in 1991 and 1992 the left and the right, but he’s not got any sense of danger yet, and empties the midfield area too readily.
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