At 4:00 Beijing time on February 5, the focus of the fourth round of the FA Cup, Manchester United sat at Old Trafford to welcome the challenge of Middlesbrough. Just 20 minutes into the opening, Cristiano Ronaldo kicked off the penalty, but five minutes later B Fei assisted Sancho to break the deadlock 1-0.
Due to the national team match day, the Premier League ushered in a rare interval, and Manchester United also rested for nearly two weeks. Facing Championship side Middlesbrough, Lonnick did not dare to be careless, and C Ronaldo, who celebrated his 37th birthday, returned to the starting lineup.
At the beginning of the game, Manchester United quickly got into shape, and Pogba, who came out of injury, was in hot shape. In the 18th minute, the French superstar went into the box and was put to the ground by Dixtel to create a penalty for Manchester United.
But somewhat surprisingly, Ronaldo failed to take advantage of the opportunity, and his penalty flew out of bounds against the upright. At this moment, C Ronaldo covered his face with his hands in frustration, and the Manchester United fans in the stands experienced from expectation to disappointment, directly holding their heads with both hands, leaving only Middlesbrough fans cheering and shouting.
However, United's goal did not wait too long, in the 25th minute B Fee sent a precise pick-up pass, Sancho got the ball and singled out the opposing defender, shook off the angle of the left foot burst, directly hit the ball into the far corner, Manchester United broke the deadlock, 1-0 lead. After scoring, Sancho was in a good mood and came to celebrate with a fist swing, and his teammates also rushed over to give hugs.
Sancho joined United for a whopping €85 million last summer, but was sluggish under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists for a long time.
But after Ronnick took office, Sancho found his form, scoring in the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup. After a dramatic 5 minutes, The Manchester United fans regained their joy again, and Old Trafford erupted in cheers.
In this case, the more embarrassing thing is still C Ronaldo, and Manchester United No. 7 is still no grain in 2022. It is worth mentioning that Ronaldo's last goal occurred on December 31 last year, when the opponent was Burnley. Since then, Cristiano Ronaldo has not scored against Wolves, Brentford, West Ham United and Middlesbrough.
In the 30th minute, Ronaldo crossed from the edge of the penalty area, B Fee did not adjust the homeopathic straight plug, Rashford turned and pumped another shot. However, Marcus Rashford was clearly offside, the goal was ruled invalid and United failed to kill the game at half-time.