Cristiano Ronaldo will not accept role as solely a Europa League player, believes Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes and Owen Hargreaves believe that Cristiano Ronaldo is «one of the greatest of all time» and he will not be satisfied with only playing in the Europa League this season. Ronaldo has failed to start regularly under manager Erik ten Hag but leads the line in Moldova against FC Sheriff for United on Thursday in their Europa League group game. Ad It is open to question whether Ronaldo would have started the game ahead of Marcus Rashford had the England forward not suffered an injury, given the club did have to play a domestic fixture at the weekend following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

Champions League'He thrives on this stage' — Hargreaves praises 'almost priceless' Haaland20 HOURS AGO Speaking to BT Sport ahead of the match, former Manchester City player Hargreaves said: “We know for Cristiano, if he gets an opportunity, you can guarantee he'll score goals. He just wants to score goals. It's amazing that he's kept this level still.

“He's one of the greatest of all time. He's not going to be on the bench for any team. He backs himself every time, he'll never put himself on the bench.