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Manchester United are missing big personalities in their squad despite Cristiano Ronaldo addition
02.02.2022 - 21:17 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United have been accused of not having enough big personalities in their squad.
Despite having a number of senior professionals at Old Trafford currently, United have failed to live up to the title ambitions which were hoped at the start of the season.
According to former United midfielder Alan Smith, the characteristics of players from years gone by are currently missing in the Red Devils squad.
He told Offers Bet: "I’d hope they’d have their big personalities, you’d think they would in the dressing room with the amount of experienced players they’ve got.
"I think long-term you’d hope the club can get some stability, but for a number of years they’ve just tried throwing the cheque-book at it.
"Man United used to sign big players now and again, but they always consistently had players in the dressing room that demanded from everybody else, and that might be something that they’re looking for.
"There were certain players that might not have come across like that, but still their demands in training, their performances – even the players that might not be standout players – still all had the same mentality and the same drive to improve and be improved by everybody else.
"Who are the players that are going to step up, be more vocal, say certain things, drive certain players on?"
At the start of the season many were hoping that the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo would help boost the performances of some of the younger players including Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho.
Commenting on Ronaldo's time back at United so far, Smith added: "I think everybody knew that he wasn’t going to be the Ronaldo of old but as a goal-scorer, his record still speaks for itself.
"That’s the adaptation that he has made over the last four
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