Hopefully he stays for another year or two’

David Beckham has backed star participant, Cristiano Ronaldo to remain at Manchester United this summer season.

In 2021-22 season the 37-year-old Portugal captian has scored 24 targets for the membership however it has not been sufficient to safe a trophy or qualification for the Champions League.

With new supervisor, Erik ten Hag coming this summer season, Ronaldo might go away the membership regardless of having a yr left on his contract.

 
Talking to Sky Sports activities concerning the prospect of Ronaldo staying at Outdated Trafford, Beckham mentioned:

“Clearly, Cristiano is among the greatest gamers during the last 15 years with Leo [Messi]. To see him hopefully staying on at United is necessary for the followers and necessary for him. We all know how a lot United means to him.

“And he’s nonetheless doing what he does greatest. Scoring targets and creating, and that’s what Cristiano does.

“Even at his age to be doing what he’s doing is unbelievable. Hopefully it continues and hopefully he stays for one more yr or two.”

Manchester united are stumbling in direction of the top of the marketing campaign below interim boss Ralf Rangnick, dropping three out of their final 5 matches, together with Saturday’s 4-0 thrashing by Brighton.

“There’s adjustments to be made and adjustments which might be occurring,” mentioned Beckham, who made 394 appearances for the membership between 1992 and 2003.

“It’s a tricky finish to the season, however it’s the finish of the season and I’m positive lots of the followers are grateful of that as a result of it’s been a tricky one stuffed with ups downs.

“The gamers have completed what they’ll do greatest and so has the supervisor as nicely. However you continue to flip up on the stadium. I used to be there a number of months again and each seat was stuffed.

“The followers nonetheless imagine and nonetheless help and can all the time flip up for the staff, as a result of that’s what United followers do.

“There’s not many groups which have gone by what United has the previous few years and nonetheless promoting out their stadium. So it says rather a lot concerning the followers and what they imagine in.”