Wolfsburg's Martins: Man Utd better without Ronaldo
Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 08:42
Wolfsburg striker Obafemi Martins rates Manchester United a better team without Cristiano Ronaldo.
"Even without Ronaldo and Tevez, I would say you face the same problems playing against United," he told BBC Sport.
"In fact they are playing much better than before. When Ronaldo was on the pitch, everyone looked to him, expecting him to change the game when his team most needed it.
"But now United have a lot of players who can change a game, like Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, Dimitar Berbatov. Even the defenders can score goals, so we must watch out for them all over the pitch."
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