On March 7, Beijing time, Manchester United lost 1-4 away to Manchester City and lost the Manchester City derby. Cristiano Ronaldo was absent due to injury, and this score also reflects his importance to Manchester United.
In this game, C Ronaldo was absent due to a hip injury, Cavani was not there, Rashford was a substitute, Lonnick directly discharged the no-front, B Fei played pseudo-No. 9, Pogba forward.
The result? Throughout the game, United made nine shots on goal and only 2 shots on target, in stark contrast to City's 24 shots and 10 shots. Although Sancho scored a goal through counter-attack, it was difficult to threaten the opponent's goal most of the time, and B Fee's poor performance also led to the complete bankruptcy of the frontless team.
Let me ask you: If Ronaldo can start and play, will the situation be different? Not necessarily more goals, but at least United have a centre-forward on the pitch, a real goalscorer, as the king of all-time goalscoring in football, his presence is enough to make the City backline without Díaz feel threatened and scrupulous, and also allow B Fee and Erlanga to get more space.
According to the data, Cristiano Ronaldo has missed 4 games this season, Manchester United won 1 and lost 3, only in the 3rd round of the FA Cup 1-0 Nick Villa, the 3rd round of the League Cup lost 0-1 to West Ham United, the last round of the Champions League drew 1-1 with Bern, the Premier League drew 2-2 with Villa, and the 1-4 loss to Manchester City.
So, who can say that Manchester United without Ronaldo is better?