London, Oct 23 (AFP): Cristiano Ronaldo admits Manchester United need time to hit their stride after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s spending spree.<\/p>\n
Ronaldo returned for a second spell with United after leaving Juventus in a blockbuster transfer in August.<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old striker wasn’t the only high-profile signing made by United boss Solskjaer in the close season.<\/p>\n
France World Cup winner Raphael Varane arrived from Real Madrid to bolster the centre of United’s defence, while England forward Jadon Sancho was lured from Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n
United have yet to string together a consistent run despite their influx of top-class talent.<\/p>\n
Portugal star Ronaldo believes it is a matter of allowing the team time to gel.<\/p>\n
“We are in a moment in my opinion that Manchester do a few changes. They buy me, they buy Varane and Sancho,” Ronaldo told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n
“The adaptation will take time, even the system of the game that we play, but I think step by step we have to put it in our mind that everything is possible.<\/p>\n
“Everyone should know their role. I know my role in the team, in the club, my role is to score goals, to help the team with my experience and knowhow to understand the game.<\/p>\n
“If everyone is thinking like that, sacrifice for the team, I think we will be a better team.”<\/p>\n
United have gone three Premier League matches without a win, a run that included losses to Leicester and Aston Villa.<\/p>\n
They were in danger of another damaging loss in the Champions League on Wednesday when Atalanta raced into a two-goal lead at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
But United eased the pressure on Solskjaer with a spirited second-half fightback capped by Ronaldo’s late headed winner.<\/p>\n
Solskjaer’s side have no margin for error this weekend when they host bitter rivals Liverpool, who are already four points ahead of them in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
It is the kind of high-stakes encounter that United brought Ronaldo back to Manchester for.<\/p>\n
Criticised for his work-rate in some quarters, as well as his grumpy response to being named as a substitute for the draw against Everton, Ronaldo has blocked out the noise to net six goals in eight games.<\/p>\n
He insists there is no chance he will be unsettled by the relentless scrutiny United are under.<\/p>\n
“I will close mouths and win things. Criticism is always part of the business,” he said.<\/p>\n
“I’m not worried about that. And I see it as a good thing to be honest.<\/p>\n
“If they worry about me or they speak about me, it’s because they know my potential and value in football still.”<\/p>\n
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