First of all, we wouldn't be playing with 10 players if we didn't have Ronaldo. No one has any idea how those games would've gone without him. Our group is EL level this season, there's actually a good chance you'll find all the teams of this group in EL next season. We're what, 9th in the league? Ronaldo has scored 1 goal in the last 8 league games and again it's not like he hasn't missed any chances. It's a fact he isn't making us significantly better. Saying otherwise is certainly ridiculous.
Cavani had injuries but still, there were many instances where he was available and didn't start. One of the reasons was definitely his age.
No, you're right we don't. But what we do know is what the performances late last season and then against Southampton and Wolves before Ronaldo signed were like.
Wolves game being the primary example was the same shitshow we have seen recently, and that was without Ronaldo. Fortunately, we won that game.
Then head on yourself to performances and game threads with regard to games late last season, which speaks for itself really.
Ok with your logic, Ronaldo made United go backwards since United won both home and away against City last season but we lost against them at home. So whether you like it or not you have to admit that :-/
Yes this season is totally different season to the last, that is my point! last year in the group stage United faced a previous CL finalist and semi-finalist.
This year United faced two descent teams. Look if you can't understand that difference you are really bad at comparisons, like horrible.
If I did such comparison in my research my advisor would slam me to quit research (my job).
You're definitely misunderstanding. Read above. Early last season we had Bruno absolutely dragging us out the mud, his performances dropped off later on in the season and it really started to show with the performances from thereon.
I'm by no means saying Ronaldo is the single best player in the team by a mile, I'm saying we'd be no better off, based on results without him (again read the comment above to Idxomer).
This bias that Ronaldo is basically single-handedly fecked us up is absolute delusion; it was Ole.
And Oh yeah, cos Ronaldo was the reason why City absolutely outplayed us. Jesus christ.
Honestly, if Mourinho signed Ronaldo in his last season at our club, you'd probably be saying the exact same thing. He had the same team as the previous season and went far downhill.