At 4:15 a.m. Beijing time on December 31, the 20th round of the Premier League, Manchester United sat at home to meet Burnley. In the first half, Ronaldo passed, Sancho made a oolong ball, Lennon pulled back a city, and the Red Devils took a 3-1 lead.
In the last round, Manchester United drew 1-1 with Newcastle, overturning on the relegation team, C Ronaldo's performance was sluggish, and because of a foul yellowing caused questions. After the game, Cristiano Ronaldo also did not leave the game, which attracted criticism from Manchester United's star Neville, who said that the president's body language was not good and did not play an exemplary role.
However, in this game, C Ronaldo continued to start, partnering Cavani to form a double center, followed by Sancho and Greenwood.
Just 7 minutes into the opening, Greenwood's shot from inside the penalty area was blocked, and he immediately took the ball back and knocked it back, and C Ronaldo received it outside the box. However, C Ronaldo stopped the ball too much, and the result was a mistake to turn into an assist, McTominay shot hard, and the ball hung straight into the dead corner, 1-0!
Some fans said that in the past, C Ronaldo was ridiculed for passive assists, but they did not expect that this time it had actually become a reality.
In the 27th minute, Manchester United continued to work hard, Sancho from the left side of the box, cut inside and then got up to shoot, the ball flew into the dead corner after refraction! Because of the distance, burnley goalkeeper whipped long, the score became 2-0!
Sancho is United's most expensive signing in the summer window, costing as much as €85 million. However, Sancho did not find the feeling until Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was out of class. Under Ronnick's account, Sancho also ushered in the spring and gradually played the game.
In the 35th minute, Sancho crossed the right side, Scott McTominay did not adjust and shot directly with his feet, the ball hit the crossbar and bounced back, C Ronaldo made up for the shot! Slow-motion saw that C Ronaldo just did not offside, and the score came to 3-0. C Luo took off in the air to complete the iconic celebration, and the Dream Theater was cheered in response.
Cristiano Ronaldo has completed the passing scene and has contributed 14 goals and 3 direct assists since returning to Manchester United, including 8 in the Premier League. In addition, Cristiano Ronaldo scored 47 goals in 2021, ranking fourth in all of Europe, behind Lewandowski, Mbappe and Haaland. Of course, Ronaldo's career goals have reached 803, continuing to rank first in history.
The commentator also did not forget to ridicule C Ronaldo, saying that before the 2-0 lead, Manchester United was only 10 people happy, and now the whole team is happy to blossom.
But the fly in the ointment was that United failed to keep a clean sheet, and in the 38th minute the veteran Lennon shook the angle inside the penalty area and scored in front of Maguire, Burnley pulled a goal back, and the score became 3-1!
After Lonnick took office, United played five Premier League games, three of which conceded.