Manchester United experienced a disastrous Sunday with 6 goals in the derby. Haaland and Foden, with a hat-trick each, outlasted ten Hag, which ended the streak poorly. The Dutch coach was heavily criticized, as was the result of the management Cristiano Ronaldo, which seems to have ended up in sensational oblivion in Manchester.
CR7 has been the symbol of United for years, has been one of the strongest players in the world for nearly twenty years, but has now become a reserve at Manchester and against City he didn’t play a minute. A decision that left us stunned. Ronaldo started on the bench and did not take over even in the second half, when the score was very heavy, he managed to send him to the field.
ten Hag, however, thought differently and motivated the reason for this choice: “I decided not to include him because I have great respect for Cristiano and his career. This situation was advantageous for Martial who needed to play. They need the minutes, but not like this.”
After these words ten Hag was partially rehabilitated, because line up Ronaldo 4-0 or 6-1 to City maybe it was really humiliating. But those words haven’t calmed the critics like Keane’s, but they also have a second meaning. Because in such an important game, with United close enough to City in the standings, the manager didn’t think about putting the golden ball on the field from the start, who knows, maybe he ended his time in Manchester.
Ronaldo has become United’s last attacking option and who knows if he won’t leave in January. But his greatness, his splendid career has not been forgotten by anyone and in particular by a Manchester City player. Not Haaland, but Kevin De Bruyne, who played an extraordinary game on Sunday and provided a champion assist to the Norwegian striker. The Belgian, who has been making a difference in the English championship for years, met CR7 after the game and asked him for his jersey. Probably the only happy note of that day for Ronaldo, who obviously said yes to KDB.
Having not played Ronaldo, the exchange did not take place on the pitch, but photographers immortalized De Bruyne walking out of the Ethiad Stadium in a Manchester United shirt. Curiosity was strong and someone asked him who he was from, the answer was simple: “Ronaldo”. from one sample to another. And as befits great champions, at the base of everything is respect, which the Belgian showed to the nth degree in a day to forget for the ex-Juventus player.
Source: Fan Page IT
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