Man Utd news: Cristiano Ronaldo compares to Lionel Messi as Champions League claim is made

Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo has been compared to Lionel Messi, as Rio Ferdinand discusses Reds’ Champions League chances without striker

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Man Utd boss Ralf Rangnick rates Spurs win

Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte drew a comparison between the Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo and Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi.

Ronaldo was in top form to help his side beat Conte’s Spurs 3-2 in their match Premier League encounter on Saturday when he scored a stunning hat-trick.

And the performance prompted Conte to compare Man United’s trump card with Messi.

It is considered the legend of the Red Devils Rio Ferdinand opened up about how he thinks his old side will go up without the Portuguese this season – including how they will result so far in Champions League.

And Ralf Rangnick’s first 100 days as manager of Manchester United are compared to those of his predecessors.

This is Mirror Football’s latest Manchester United titles.

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Rangnick’s first 100 days

Ralf Rangnick’s first 100 days in charge of Manchester United have been compared to those of his predecessors – and it won’t work out particularly well for the German.

Rangnick took over as caretaker manager after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked in November and is expected to take up a mentoring role at Old Trafford at the end of the season.

During his time at Old Trafford, Rangnick has seen his side pick up nine wins, eight draws and two losses, scoring 28 goals and conceding 19 in that span.

But it looks like quite a few of his predecessors performed a little better.

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Ferdinand on Ronaldo theory

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand says he “couldn’t agree” with claims that his old side were better off without Cristiano Ronaldo in the squad.

Superstar striker Ronaldo made an emotional return to Old Trafford last summer but things did not go quite as planned as the Red Devils struggled to get results on the pitch.

Some have claimed that United’s struggles have subsided when it comes to integrating Ronaldo into his side, but Ferdinand has countered such claims by saying the club will be eliminated in the Champions League group stage if no feats of strikers.

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Conte compares Ronaldo and Messi

Spurs manager Antonio Conte has drawn comparisons between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi after the Portuguese forward’s hat-trick against his side.

Ronaldo scores stunning hat-trick to help United win dramatic 3-2 Tottenham in their Premier League encounter on Saturday.

And that has prompted Conte to speak out about who is the best player in the world right now, when he places Messi and Ronaldo in the same bracket as former players Pele and Diego Maradona.

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