Cristiano Ronaldo sends message to fans after scoring on his return to the Manchester United team MUFC
booked their place in the knockout stage with a game to spare as Diogo Dalot, Marcus Rashford and Ronaldo found the net, setting up a showdown with Real Sociedad.
The winner of that game will secure their place at the top of Group E and sail straight through to the last-16 of the tournament, whereas the loser will then face a knockout play-off against one of the Champions League dropouts – with Barcelona and Atletico Madrid among the huge names potentially on offer.But the headlines were about the Portuguese ace again, but this time in a good way, after he scored.
The 37-year-old returned to the starting line-up on Thursday evening after sitting out Saturday’s trip to Chelsea having refused to come on against Tottenham last week – leading to clear-the-air talks with Ten Hag over his future. It was a frustrating night for Ronaldo before his goal, with 18-year-old Argentina youth internationalin his first senior start for the Red Devils, and leaving the pitch to a standing ovation.
But the Portuguese veteran was left celebrating career club goal No.701 after the final whistle, as he thanked Old Trafford supporters and praised his teammates in a series of posts on Instagram – particularly shining a light on Garnacho’s impressive display.