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Ex-Manchester United striker Louis Saha believes a tactical shift in the Premier League has prevented his former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo from repeating his “jaw-dropping” Real Madrid and Juventus numbers in his second spell at Old Trafford.

Ronaldo has been linked with a summer exit after missing the Manchester derby, with former Red Devils captain Roy Keane casting doubt on the suggestion from interim manager Ralf Rangnick that a hip flexor problem was to blame.

The veteran has top-scored for the club in all competitions this season, having taken up a more central role than he did in his first stint, but is coming nowhere near the tallies he has managed elsewhere.

And Saha, who played with a teenage Ronaldo at Old Trafford under Sir Alex Ferguson, suggests a move away from a cross-heavy game is to blame.

“Because of the way teams are playing now, you don't have that much crossing, said Saha, speaking exclusively to Mirror Football via Freebets.com.

“Back in the day there was a lot of crossing, Giggsy [Ryan Giggs] on one side and Cristiano on the other, and you could be [Ruud] van nistelrooy, Carlos Tevez or me or Wayne Rooney,