Former Ajax star makes worrying Cristiano Ronaldo prediction under Erik ten Hag at Manchester United

Kiki Musampa believes Cristiano Ronaldo is not the type of player that would fit in Erik ten Hag's team as the Dutchman looks set to take over Manchester United.

The two-time Eredivisie winner with Ajax highlighted characteristics of the 37-year-old's game that could cause problems with the tactician. Since his return to Old Trafford, as the season hasn't transpired as initially he would've hoped, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner has cut a frustrated figure.

United's latest defeat to Everton saw them slip further away from the Champions League race as they slumped to another tepid display. Ralf Rangnick has struggled to improve performances in recent weeks as results have been dire.

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And the former Ajax winger believes Ronaldo 'isn't really' a player that fits with the Dutchman's philosophy, he told Stadium Astro: "Ronaldo is not really a (Erik) Ten Hag-type player. Why? Because the philosophy of Ten Hag is all about the team and everybody got his piece of work to do within the team.

"Your thought needs to be connected with the team, the way I see Ronaldo connected with the team in the last part of the pitch, he a lot of the time goes for his success and miss the awareness of runners and of teammates. That's something that can be crucial in the team from Ten Hag because for him, the way he plays he really demands from all the players to always think of the team first, just like a (Louis) Van Gaal type of coach.

"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