Disqualifying blow and disallowed goal: Cristiano Ronaldo’s reactions to Manchester United’s win

It was a real day of terror for him Manchester United. The team led by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer fell for 5-0 in local condition before Liverpool, a result that goes deep in sports but also emotionally. No one could have predicted such a wide difference at Old Trafford and, unsurprisingly, the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo it was one of the faces of defeat.

The development of the game for the Red Devils led to CR7 having a series of reactions that laid bare its utter frustration. The former Real Madrid could do little to reverse a situation that appeared adverse from the beginning. The first sign of helplessness came in injury time in the first half, when his team was already 3-0 down. At that time, he went to fight a ball with Curtis Jones and ended up hitting a disqualifying kick to the ground to the rival team’s player. In fact, the stomp on the back with which the action culminated generated an anger on the part of some footballers of the team that he directs Jürgen Klopp, who went to rebuke the 7 of United for his reaction.

It was clear that this was not going to be the afternoon of Manchester United and of Cristiano Ronaldo, who could not even keep the goal of honor. Six minutes into the second part, Harry Maguire he stole a ball in midfield and sent a long pass to the position of the Portuguese, who faked before the mark of two defenders and made space to get a great shot at the far post. It was a real goal, but the action was invalid after the VAR confirmed that the attacker was in an advanced position. It was too fine an offside, but supported by technology.

That action seemed to make it clear that there would be nothing to do for Solskjaer’s men, who fell without extenuating circumstances before Klopp’s for the many converted by Naby Keita (5 ′), Diogo Jota (13 ′) and Mohamed Salah, three times (38 ′, 45 ′ + 5 ′ and 50). The locals ended the match with ten men due to the expulsion in the second half of Paul Pogba, who saw the red for a brutal kick against the author of the first goal.

After the disallowed goal to CR7 the marker no longer moved and Liverpool achieved an overwhelming victory that allows him to reach 21 points and place second in the standings, one below the leader, Chelsea, and one above the Manchester City. All three seem to have separated from the rest. For its part, United was seventh, with 14 units and criticism of the coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer increase.

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