There could also be smiles throughout Old Trafford as Manchester United beat Tottenham 2-0. But the sentiments for Cristiano Ronaldo weren’t the identical.
The Portuguese, who began on the bench for the house workforce, was seen strolling again in bother inside the bottom tunnel in the course of the match.
Cristiano Ronaldo walks into the tunnel earlier than the tip of the sport in opposition to Tottenham
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It was not the primary time that the Champions League file aim scorer, who achieved his 700th membership profession aim simply final week, had not been began by a United supervisor this season. Under Eric ten Haag, Ronaldo has not been the Red Devils’ first selection.
It was in the course of the summer time switch window that the 37-year-old was additionally linked with a transfer out of Manchester, solely to return final yr. It was believed that United’s incapacity to remain within the Champions League was a disappointment for the ahead, who needed to be included within the match.
However, because the deadline approached, it grew to become clear that till the subsequent switch window, Ronaldo would stay together with his boyhood membership.
The disappointment for the ahead has solely piled up and turn into clearly noticeable. During a pre-match interview forward of United’s house match in Liverpool, Ronaldo’s dialog with former membership captain Roy Keane additionally make clear the identical.
When Keane requested him, “Benched?”
Ronaldo used to say, “What do you want from me?” Keane replied ‘Be within the workforce’ and Ronaldo muttered “I know!”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
