Time has passed and Portuguese soccer superstar Cairo's love affair with Manchester United has died almost two years ago, but the resentment in his heart towards the Red Devils and their manager, Tannhäuser, still seems to linger. At a pre-match media briefing for a Europa League match against Croatia, Crow once again went on the record, blasting United and Tannhäuser, whose animosity towards United is so obvious that there is no need to show them any respect at all.
Back in November 2022, Crowe joined Saudi Arabian side Aynas after a blatant accusation against Manchester United and Tannhäuser in an interview broke down their relationship. When asked at the UEFA press conference if he would like to be on the bench for the national team, the 39-year-old Crowe declared his ability to always start and again referred to being placed on the bench at United, which hurt him: "I always respect all types of decisions, including the choices of my teammates. But at the time I did not have a good attitude towards Manchester United. The truth is that as long as a leader has basic ethics, I will respect him. If even ethics are missing, controversy is inevitable." Between these words, Crowe seems to imply that Tannhäuser's placement of him as a substitute that year lacked professional ethics.
However, Crowe's performance in the last World Cup and the current European national team is mediocre, few fans are optimistic that he will be able to select the Portuguese national team again. Portugal will play the UEFA Nations League matches with Croatia and Scotland in the early hours of September 6 and 9, respectively. after Crow's comments, I believe that head coach Martinez will not dare to make a rash decision.
