As Liverpool and City enjoy transfer window success, Cristiano Ronaldo seems to compliment United’s rival clubs

As preseason workouts begin, Manchester United, a bitter rival of Liverpool, has been shocked by the revelation that Cristiano Ronaldo wants to quit the team. He wants to be realistically able to win league and Champions League crowns as he nears the end of his career at the age of 37.

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The Athletic claims that the Portuguese has grown "frustrated with a seemingly slow start to the transfer window" and is keen for the ‘Red Devils’ to "meet his ambition by improving the squad."

It appears that Ronaldo has already made the decision that Ten Hag won't be able to compete with City and Liverpool in the upcoming season. He is indirectly complimenting the rival clubs successes with his concerns. He clearly has a positive opinion of their organization’s performance on and off the pitch. Much like City (signing Haaland), Liverpool have acquired one of the top young strikers in the world in Darwin Nuñez.

Due to Sadio Mané's transfer to Bayern Munich, some Liverpool supporters may question whether their team is actually stronger than it was the previous year. However, Ronaldo appears to think that the gap between the two major clubs has only grown at the moment.

United are looking slow

Tyrell Malacia, a 22-year-old fullback from Feyenoord, will now officially become Erik ten Hag's first acquisition, and the deal is expected to cost roughly £13 million. But at Manchester, Malacia is probably seen more as a squad player than as someone who will immediately improve the starting lineup.

Frenkie de Jong, who was coached by the Dutchman and won the 2018–19 Eredivisie Player of the Year Award, is who Ten Hag truly wants to see arrive to Old Trafford, but that transfer is moving dangerously slow.

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