Liverpool and England legend John Barnes is rather unimpressed with Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United. Speaking about the latest transfer coup of Liverpool’s rivals, Barnes said that the return of the five-time Ballon d’Or winner wouldn’t necessarily mean United can win the Premier League.”Of course, they’re not getting the Cristiano Ronaldo that they had or that Real Madrid had. But getting back a talisman and one of the greatest players that ever lived – not so much now because he’s 36 and on the way down – is a good signing for them. Obviously, he’s a very good player, don’t get me wrong. If he’s going to cost as much as his salary costs and he’s going to help for a year, from a financial point of view they can afford it presumably. I don’t necessarily think it will make them any better in terms of winning the league.”On March 18th 1990 a John Barnes brace and a masterclass performance in a 2-1 win at Old Trafford left Alex Ferguson even admitting his undeniable class “He was absolutely superb, when he’s in that sort of form somebody suffers and he was the match winner” pic.twitter.com/1771oks1nM— 🔥🍔BERGERKING👑🔥 (@BradYNWA6) August 29, 2021 The Portuguese’s arrival to Old Trafford has already seen a young player leave the club. To Barnes, that will prove a bad move for United in the long run.”How will it affect the other players? They’ve seen one player leave already in Dan James and we’re probably not going to see as much of Marcus Rashford. Is that going to help the balance of the team? We don’t know, so we’ll have to wait and see. I think a lot of it had to do with nostalgia.”Sunday, 21.45: (1.45) Belgium (4.40) Czech R. (7.50)Ronaldo will have an opportunity to prove Barns and other doubters wrong a bit earlier than initially expected. While celebrating his sensational injury-time winner against the Republic of Ireland on Wednesday night, Ronaldo took off his shirt and thus earned a yellow card which meant suspension from Portugal’s next match. This prompted their coach Fernando Santos to allow his captain to leave the national camp and travel to England.CRISTIANO RULES! The talismanic attacker turned his country’s defeat into a win with two late goals as the French limped to a drawThe transfer deadline day signing can now accelerate his move back to Manchester, although he will still need a work permit and visa before entering the UK. And there, he’ll undoubtedly do his best to make Barnes eat his words.
