Tottenham Hotspur head coach Antonio Conte has raved about Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the match against Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United this week, as quoted in Football.London.
Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United will lock horns with Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Wednesday evening.
Ahead of the game, Conte has raved about Portugal international forward Cristiano Ronaldo, highlighting the threat that the United star poses for his Spurs side.
Back in March 2022, the former Real Madrid and Juventus forward scored all three goals in United’s 3-2 victory over Tottenham at Old Trafford in the Premier League.
Tottenham boss Antonio Conte on Manchester United ace Cristiano Ronaldo
Conte said about Ronaldo when asked how highly he rates him: “I think I am the last person to make this question, because last season he scored a hat-trick against us! And fingers crossed…
“We are talking about an amazing player, a top player, in my opinion, we are talking about a player, that continues to make the difference for the team that he is playing for.
“Cristiano with Messi, they made the story of football in the last 10 years, in the last 15 years. I think every single word is not good enough to explain the greatness of these players.
“I have great admiration for Cristiano, for his professionalism, but I hope tomorrow to stay calm, not like last season, when he scored three goals.
“We lost 3-2, but we lost against him, not against United last season. I remember very well, because we played a very good game, and he solved the situation a lot.”
Hurting Spurs
Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag is not playing Cristiano Ronaldo much, but against Tottenham Hotspur, he could decide to include the Portugal international forward in the starting lineup.
Tottenham are likely to be defensive and will get bodies in defence.
United may need to play with a penalty-box striker like Ronaldo who can work his magic in tight space and can also head crosses in.
The United no. 7 has scored one goal in eight Premier League matches and has scored one goal and provided one assist in four UEFA Europa League games so far this season.
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