CRISTIANO RONALDO has been tipped to become manager at Manchester United by Michael Owen.
The former Red Devils star has suggested that the club need to sack Erik ten Hag from the leading role at Old Trafford.
Ronaldo, 39, has already revealed he is not thinking about going into coaching after he retires.
But Owen is hoping he can convince the Al-Nassr star after he tipped the five-time Ballon d’Or winner to become the Portugal boss and then go on to manage at his former sides Man United or Real Madrid.
He told TVSporten: “I’d be fascinated to see what Cristiano Ronaldo is going to do when he retires.
“Just looking from the outside, it feels like he might want to be at the side of the pitch managing Portugal like he did at Euro 2016.
“He looks like a coach, he looks like he wants to coach, so he might want to go down that route.
“The Portugal job, probably in the future we might have his name on it, you never know.
“Of course, if he does well, then great teams like Manchester United, Real Madrid would then be looking at him.”
And Owen, who played for the Red Devils and Madrid, suggested that for the club to progress they need to sack Ten Hag.
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He continued: “They finished eighth last year so if you’re a Manchester United fan, you’re wanting to see an upturn in performance immediately.
“From what they were last year to the start of this year, they’ve stuck with the same manager and the signings they’ve made might not be enough to turn the corner.
“That’s why I can’t see them in the top four. I think Man Utd are going to need a change of manager before they have an upturn in fortunes, so is anybody surprised about their start to the season?
“They possibly got lucky to get three points at home in the first game. But whichever way you look at it, you know, there’s not enough change.”
United got off to a strong start to the Premier League season after beating Fulham 1-0 at home.
But back-to-back defeats against Brighton and Liverpool have put pressure on the Ten Hag to start delivering results.
The Red Devils next face Southampton away on Saturday 14 September.
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