The Argentine Star Lionel Messi has spoken out about his thoughts on Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer to Manchester United, with the forward facing pressure following the recent firing of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Messi and Ronaldo also made significant summer transfers, with the former departing Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain and the latter returning to Old Trafford after a 12-year break.
Both have had challenging starts to their fresh start, with Messi eventually breaking his goal drought in Ligue 1 last weekend, and have had to face criticism they are not used to.
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"Me entristece la situación del Barcelona; soy hincha y quiero lo mejor para ese equipo"
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Messi, on the other hand, does not believe his adversary deserves to be chastised, instead expressing United's forward for adapting in a "amazing" manner.
Manchester United is a very strong club with excellent players, the six-time Ballon d'Or winner said Marca that he hadn't viewed any Premier League football in the previous month.
Ronaldo was previously associated with the club, but now it is a different stage, and he has adapted admirably.
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From the start, Ronaldo scored goals as usual and had no trouble adapting.
The Premier League is not as wonderful as we all imagined it would be, but it is a very competitive and even competition with many twists and turns.
After December, a lot of changes will be viewed, and anything can happen.
Despite Messi's remarks, Ronaldo's comeback to Manchester United in the summer, which was virtually to the far side of the city, hasn't gone well for Ronaldo.
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He has contributed key goals, particularly in the Champions League, but things haven't always gone smoothly in the league.
So much so that Paul Merson blamed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's failings on the appointment of the 36-year-old forwarder this summer.
For years, Messi and Ronaldo faced off in a number of El Clasico games, but their rivalry came to an end when Real Madrid's all-time leading scorer transferred to Juventus in 2018.
Leo Messi, to @marca: "Manchester United are a very strong team with many great players. Cristiano already knows the club and is adapting admirably. From the beginning he started scoring goals as usual while facing no problems to adapt." pic.twitter.com/12C8sm9sKY
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Messi further added that, "It's been a long period of time since we stopped playing in the same league."
We both struggled for the goals either independently and for our team.
It was a very lovely stage for us, as well as for the audience, who seemed to enjoy it a lot.
It's lovely moment that will live on in history of football.
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