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"Clearly not the King" - Twitter reacts to Cristiano Ronaldo benching against Liverpool
FT Desk
- 22 Aug 2022 14:35 CDT
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Cristiano Ronaldo was benched for Manchester United's meeting with Liverpool on Monday night, sending the Twittersphere into a frenzy.
Ronaldo has cut a frustrated and indeed disruptive figure since Erik ten Hag arrived as coach, missing most of pre-season and acting out of line once he was back in action.
United suffered a disheartening 4-0 defeat at Brentford last Saturday, and although Ronaldo got the 90 minutes, he snubbed his manager on the way back to the dressing room at full-time.
Rock-bottom of the Premier League before they welcomed great rivals Liverpool to Old Trafford, the pressure was beginning to mount on Ten Hag.
Casemiro was presented as the latest signing before kick-off, but Ten Hag put his reputation on the line by keeping his former Real Madrid teammate Ronaldo on the subs' bench, alongside club captain Harry Maguire.
Ronaldo seemed to be in good spirits, coming across to greet his former United teammates Gary Neville and Roy Keane - whilst ignoring former Liverpool man Jamie Carragher - and the fans were just as mixed in their reactions.
Ronaldo looks like he wants to cry.💀
— Sibu Mkiva-Ntloko (@SibuMkiva) August 22, 2022
Ronaldo wants to leave this club 😂😂
— Your Baby 🇳🇬 (@Broom__Stick) August 22, 2022
Dropped #maguire #ronaldo #fred and suddenly we’re prime Barcelona. Lads I’m sick of being so right all the time. #mufc
— Shane Cunnane (@shanecunnane) August 22, 2022
"One of the dumbest decisions in football history" - Piers Morgan says Manchester United should fire Ten Hag if decision to drop Cristiano Ronaldo backfires https://t.co/mIqFVSpHJ0 pic.twitter.com/l1gocjtsOO
— JB (@JbThecoolboos) August 22, 2022
No Ronaldo, No party
— Lamu Rafael (@LamuRafael77) August 22, 2022
Utd much better without ronaldo, we saw this in preseason
It's not that he's bad, the team doesn't fit him, when he's on the pitch, they try to jam it every touch
It's much free flowing now— AM (@MazhariArmaan) August 22, 2022
THEY DROPPED RONALDO FOR ELANGA AS WELL AHAHAHHA
— Ayman ☃️CAMPEONESSSS (@ProphyxAA) August 22, 2022
Ronaldo calls himself a king but clearly he's not, koo Nimo can't make even make the first XI of a finished useless Manchester United.
End the GOAT debate with Messi now🐐🤝— Sey Banku ❤🇬🇭♋ (@sey_amen_) August 22, 2022
