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Before the Sunday match with "Liverpool", Cristiano Ronaldo shared his thoughts with "Sky Sports" about the season start, criticism, motivation, and season goals after returning to "Manchester United" after 12 years. "I know when my team needs me in defense. But my duty at the club is to win, help the team win, and score goals - (defense) that's my job," said the Portuguese. "People who don't want to see that don't like me, but honestly, I'm 36, I win everything, and will I survive for other people to speak poorly of me? I sleep well at night. I go to sleep with a clear conscience. I still live with that mentality, I will still be able to shut up critics and win trophies. "Criticism has always been part of football. That's why I don't worry about it. I see it as a good thing, honestly. If they care about me or talk about me, it's because they still see my potential and value in football. That's why it's a good thing. I'll give you an example: if you're in school and you're the best student, if you ask the worst student if he likes the best one, he'll say he doesn't like the best one. "I think the most important word is that I'm still happy and enjoying football. No matter how many trophies I've won in my career. I win everything, but I'm still motivated. I'm in a new stage of life, even at my age, so I'm here to try to win and still believe that 'Man Utd' should be of that level, thinking about victories and big achievements. I'm here to help." Returning to Manchester after a 12-year break, the Portuguese promised that the team will finally win titles: "I said what I felt at that moment: I'm here to win. 'Man Utd' club is about winning and I'm not here to vacation. I told them that I see great potential in the team: very young players with potential and I'm here to win, to help the team create something. The guys understood me, it was a very good conversation, and I was happy that evening," said the 36-year-old striker. C. Ronaldo also commented on the situation when he was dissatisfied after the draw with "Everton": "I don't like to lose. (It was) a draw? A draw - but for me, a draw with "Everton", who I respect - at home, is like a loss. Maybe I think wrong, but that's how I motivate myself and that's how I used to win, playing for the best clubs in the world. "As I said, criticism will always exist. I won't hide from it and let's be open, I don't care about it because I know that football is not like that. My reaction is what I feel at that moment. I usually speak positively, but sometimes, depending on the match, I might say things I disagree with or something like that, but that's who I am," Cristiano Ronaldo shared his thoughts with "Sky Sports".
