On Sunday, Ronaldo posted a laughing picture on social ** and asked fans to give a "god title". The move caught the attention of renowned presenter Pierce Morgan, who took the opportunity to mock United manager Erik ten Hag once again.
In December 2022, Ronaldo gave an interview to Piers Morgan, when he bombarded Manchester United, and then Manchester United terminated Ronaldo's contract. After leaving Manchester United, Ronaldo scored 51 goals in all competitions in 2023 and is expected to be crowned the top scorer of the year.
In stark contrast, United have had a series of problems this season. Summer signing Hojlen has failed to score in 14 Premier League appearances, while Antony has failed to contribute in all competitions this season. In fact, after Ronaldo's departure, Weghorst and Hojlen, signed by Ten Hag, failed to score in 31 games.
Manchester United have kept four clean sheets in a row for the first time in 31 years. Ten Hag's tactics and signings have been questioned, with Manchester United's legendary midfielder Paul Scholes believing that United are not even daring to score goals now, while renowned journalist Pilger said: "It makes people wonder if Manchester United can still trust Ten Hag to sign attacking players”
After Ronaldo left Manchester United, Pierce Morgan taunted Ten Hag on several occasions. After Manchester United's defeat to West Ham, Morgan even mocked Ten Hag three times.
After Ronaldo posted that energetic smiling face**, Morgan seemed to find resonance and quickly responded on social **: "Seeing this ** reminds me of Ten Hag's question of saying that I am Manchester United." In this sentence, Morgan cleverly uses a contrasting rhetorical device, comparing Cristiano Ronaldo's smiling face to Ten Hag's accusations, further emphasizing his own problems at Manchester United.
This isn't the first time Morgan has used this meme. After Manchester United's disappointing home defeat to Crystal Palace, their worst start in 34 years, Morgan once mocked Manchester United on the show: "One of them was expelled from the club because he was considered a problem for the club. The real question of who was and is is obvious is obvious!In this sentence, Morgan uses the rhetorical device of comparison and rhetorical question, through the formulation of three consecutive "questions" and the final rhetorical question, to make the whole response appear sharp and powerful.
Morgan's response revealed not only his views on Ten Hag and Manchester United, but also his frustration and disgust at what had happened to him. He used Cristiano Ronaldo's smiling face as an introduction to remind people once again of the problems he was experiencing in a clever and powerful way. And his words and attitude also make it clearer that he is not the creator of Manchester United's problems, but the victims of them.