Manchester United was slaughtered by Manchester City 1-4 away from home, and under the intelligence of more than 3 games, Arsenal still overtook 1 point, and the hope of reaching the top four of the Premier League to enter the Champions League next season is about to be wiped out. But what made United scratch their heads even more was their top star, Ronaldo, who did not make the Manchester United squad before the game, but flew directly back to Portugal, citing injuries. To make matters worse, according to The Athletic, Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to continue to miss out on This Saturday's Manchester United game against Tottenham Hotspur.
For Ronaldo's absence, Manchester United manager Ronnick said to trust United's medical team, and when the team doctor told him that Ronaldo could not train, he could only remove him from the competition roster. However, according to the "Sun", things are far from so simple, C Ronaldo is very dissatisfied after learning that he can only stand on the bench in the Manchester derby, and flew back to Portugal in a rage, on the grounds that it is more likely to give Ronnick a dismount. In fact, in last week's training, Ronaldo was still in very good shape, and he is also looking forward to breaking his 2022 goal drought in the Manchester City derby.
However, It makes sense for Lonnick to arrange for him to play as a substitute, the opponent Manchester City is a team with very strong control, if you want to get points in the Etihad, a board and a glance to compete with the opponent has no effect at all, first resist the opponent's attack, the second half of the force to have a glimmer of life. The 37-year-old Ronaldo is also more suitable to play in the second half, playing his unique skills in the face of physical fitness.
In fact, Longnick almost succeeded, manchester united only fell behind 1-2 in the first half, if replaced by C Ronaldo in time, Manchester United still have the opportunity to equalize. But because C Ronaldo was not there, he could only replace Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard in the end, so that Manchester City had no worries at all, after Mahrez scored the third goal, the Manchester United players were completely discouraged, and in the last 10 minutes, Manchester City's possession reached 92%, fully grasping the initiative on the field. Manchester United, on the other hand, are powerless to return to heaven.
And this absence, not only made the contradiction between C Ronaldo and Ronnick public, but also many other Manchester United players also began to feel dissatisfied with Ronaldo, believing that he did not play an exemplary role in the key moment, because C Ronaldo missed last Saturday's pre-match meeting, in the eyes of other Manchester United teams, C Ronaldo such an old player should stand up, whether he can play or not, should unite and support the team, rather than absent from the team's meeting. Sadly he didn't.
All indications show that less than a season after returning to Manchester United, Ronaldo is drifting away from this old club team, and where he will go next season is also being hotly debated, of which Portugal Sports is considered to be Ronaldo's most likely next home, which is also where his football dream began. In addition to Portuguese sports, Real Madrid, Greater Paris and Manchester City are also potential next to Cristiano Ronaldo, but the possibilities are unlikely. Real Madrid have always disliked eating back grass, there is Messi in Paris, a mountain is difficult to tolerate two tigers, as for Manchester City, they do need a striker, but not the type of C Ronaldo who is floating and kicking.