Manchester United met Chelsea in a crucial Premier League clash on Thursday, April 28 at the Old Trafford Stadium. After a goalless first half, the Blues scored through Marcos Alonso on the hour mark. Thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United equalized two minutes after the opening goal of the game.
The Red Devils seemed set to lose the game after being dominated by the away side, but the Portuguese maestro put them level with a powered shot from close range.
The Old Trafford faithful are understandably happy with Ronaldo's effort, which was his 17th Premier League goal of the season. They took to Twitter to slam claims that the Portuguese star has been a problem for the team.
Here is a selection of tweets from Manchester United fans:
Chelsea and Manchester United will have to share a point apiece, with Ronaldo's powerful goal canceling out Alonso's brilliant effort.
The two sides will rue the scoreline, especially as they need to maintain top form as the season draws to a close.
Cristiano Ronaldo is going to have to accept: Dean Jones on Erik ten Hag's Manchester United appointment
According to journalist Dean Jones, Cristiano Ronaldo will have to adapt his game to suit incoming manager Erik ten Hag if he is to be a success under the Dutch manager at Old Trafford. The veteran goal machine has enjoyed a productive season in front of goal this campaign, but following poor performances by the rest of the team, they currently sit in sixth place.
Speaking to GiveMeSport, Dean Jones pointed out that Ronaldo would have to push himself to fit into the tactical setup of his incoming manager if he intends to stay and succeed at the club next season. He said:
“Cristiano Ronaldo is going to have to accept the situation. How much he knows of ten Hag, I don’t know. But, it’s up to him to do his homework, understand his style of football, understand his philosophies.”
Ten Hag is widely expected to set Manchester United to press from the front as has been his preferred style. The demands of this tactical instruction may be an issue for Cristiano Ronaldo, who is currently in his late 30s.
However, with Ronaldo’s remarkable physical attributes and insatiable drive to win, it is likely that the Portuguese star will adapt. However, it also remains to be seen if he will even remain at the club next season.
Vandelorst
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26201361(deleted)
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Unstoppable, unbelievable, irreplaceable and He is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
jesalam14
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play in a.... different teams different Project different philosophy different Atmosphere but the same passion and hunger for success and the will to prove Potentials. that's my goat💯
xzibiteuro
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50% of Cristiano Ronaldo goals in the premier league have been against Top 6 teams in the league this season. Messi have zero goal against Top 6 in Uber eat😳
JoyNg
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GOAT💪🐐🐐
xzibiteuro
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No player in the Premier League has scored more goals than Cristiano Ronaldo in 2022. 🤯
ricadodasilva
160
me waiting to see if christiano Ronaldo has broken another record
Peuabdilsz
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if Christiano played for City this year, he could have been top scorer without rivalry
Ochyboy
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To be fair enough if you actually watch man United vs Chelsea . You’ll realize Man U are very poor , I think mc Tommy and rash Ford forget how to play football. Everyone criticizing Ronaldo for spoiling the team . That’s such a stupid comment, the squads are very lazy and lost form. Ronaldo is 37 years old the only good he can do for the team is to score goal that’s should be a cherry on a cake for man u. Come to think do Ronaldo cause poor crossing , bad passing and defending . Just imagine if this team have an excellent crosser . Throughout that match Man U can’t even register a very good crossing . If you still want to blame Ronaldo, he loves to score for Portugal does that make the team decline, does he stop jota and Bernard from playing good football. Let be honest Man U are very bad , they just got expose this season because the league is very competitive
dreaze_nuel
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So…. Who do you expect to have been noticed easily? Messi was so good, he stood out in a team full of star players.
GGMUSTAR
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So…. Who do you expect to have been noticed easily? Messi was so good, he stood out in a team full of star players.
Hmm that’s true but it’s more harder when you are good but no one knows you or you don’t have opportunity to be in the superstars team
Sorez123
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Salah has scored 22 goals this season & still counting
He says 2022 stupid
swaghil
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That's another reason why Messi is the best player he stood out in the middle of all this star players
and Ronaldo stood out alone against an entire star studded man U team if you remember why man U bought him. he was running circles around them so much they wanted him at old Trafford. if you can't beat them,buy them fits perfectly here
fizzbizzie
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Lies🤡🤡…50% of Ronaldo goal contribution is against bottom 3 while 30% of Messi goal contribution is against bottom 3
Lol.. 30 percent? When he has 5 assists against st Etienne and 3 against clement? That's 8 assists against the bottom teams))
AsadNoori
8
United problem has scored these amazing goals for his club. No one comes close to him.
cukdilnsty
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No player in the Premier League has scored more goals than Cristiano Ronaldo in 2022. 🤯
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n the most important fact that he didn't scored in first 2 months
elvisyayo
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And now we saw how very much he shined in Barca after all the stars left him on his own, he ran to psg and now he has become very useless cuz no one wants to be under his shadow!! The fans are now booing him 😜😂
He even stole an unmerited Ballon Dior 👀😂