Ronaldo left Madrid as their all-time highest goalscorer to join the Serie A champions, Juventus last summer in a 100-million-euro deal. McManaman stated this after Madrid were defeated 5-1 by Barcelona in the El Clasico La Liga fixture played on Sunday.

Goals from Luiz Suarez (3), Philippe Coutinho (1) and Arturo Vidal (1) ensured victory for the Catalan club at the Camp Nou. Marcelo’s lone strike was not enough to get a point for the visitors.

McManaman said it was now necessary that the Santiago Bernabeu club must reinforce their squad in the January transfer window to turn things around.

McManaman reveals what Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence has done to Real Madrid

 “Everybody was surprised, weren’t they?” McManaman told Reuters on Monday.

“They took a long, long time to bring in new signings. They didn’t bring anyone to replace Cristiano.

“It was a big shock for everybody. Whether they could buy somebody of his quality, I don’t know.

“The fact that they didn’t bring anybody in and they did slow business in the centre forward area, it surprised everybody.”

McManaman added, “They probably need to refresh the team a bit more, to be very honest. They have kept the majority of the same team for the last couple of years.

“If you look at the age group of the Real Madrid players now, four or five of them are in the 30’s. It’s probably the time to start refreshing it and bring in more players and try and replicate the success.

“They have got a hard job on their hands. They are not playing well, the manager is under pressure and the team as well. They need to do something and need to do it quickly.”

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The 5-1 heavy El Clasico defeat at the Camp Nou against Barcelona was the final blow for the Spanish manager. Solari who has been the manager of Castilla side is given two weeks as an interim manager but he can be made permanent manager by the club.

Santiago Solari set to replace Lopetegui

Lopetegui left Real Madrid ninth on La Liga table with only 14 points from ten outings.

In the official statement issued by the club on Monday night, it states that Lopetegui’s contract was terminated due to the fact that the expectations of the club are beyond his capabilities.

Official statement of Real Madrid

The Board of Directors of Real Madrid C. F., meeting today October 29, 2018, have agreed to terminate the contract that linked Coach Julen Lopetegui with the club.

This decision, adopted from the highest level of responsibility, aims to change the dynamics of the first team, while all the objectives of this season are still achievable.

The Board of Directors understands that there is a great disproportion between the quality of the staff of Real Madrid, which has eight players nominated for the next Ballon d’Or, something unprecedented in the history of the club, and the results obtained to date.

The club thanks Julen Lopetegui and his entire technical team for their effort and work and wishes them the best in their professional career.

He will be provisionally replaced by Santiago Solari, who will lead the first team starting tomorrow, Tuesday.

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