Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher agree on Cristiano Ronaldo problem at Manchester United

Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher have criticised Cristiano Ronaldo for his lack of defending, claiming it's a ‘massive problem’ for the next Manchester United manager. The Portuguese superstar scored again in his side’s 2-0 win over Villarreal on Tuesday, taking his tally in the Champions League this season to six. But both Carragher and Henry think his individual stats are obscuring his detrimental impact on the team as a whole and United need more work rate and pressing from their frontman.

"How can a club the size of Manchester United still rely on a guy who’s [nearly] 37? He was unbelievable, his goal record is unbelievable, but if he doesn’t score he is a passenger in the game," Carragher told CBS Sports.   "You have to accept that, that’s a fact. But he scores nearly every game so at the moment you can accept it.   "If Cristiano Ronaldo went four or five games without scoring, that’s a massive problem for Manchester United."

While Henry added:

"I totally agree, but the problem is when your poison is your medicine you will struggle.   "You watch the game [against Villarreal], at the end Ronaldo saves them, but when they play they are exposed sometimes because they don’t defend as a unit. And we all know if you don’t do that you cannot win games.   "And, by the way, we’re talking about winning the Champions League and winning the title in England, not finishing second, third, fourth and going to the quarter-finals and semi-finals. We’re talking about winning, and if you want to win you’ve all got to run."

"When your poison is your medicine you will struggle." Thierry and @carra23 discuss Cristiano's impact on Manchester United. pic.twitter.com/EDYKtjScou

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) November 24, 2021

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