“I remember Van Gaal saying this when he went to Barcelona when they asked him about Ronaldinho and he once said he would rather not have him in his team, those type of players play on how they feel in a situation. Whilst these coaches, they really want to bring a way of playing in their team and that’s contrary.”
Similar claims about Ronaldo’s place in the team were made when Rangnick was appointed in November.
It was believed that the Portugal captain would not be able to cope with the German’s high-intensity pressing style.
While there has at times been evidence of that, Ronaldo has started 13 of the 14 games for which he has been available under Rangnick.
The former Real Madrid star has scored six goals in those matches.