A MUM has slammed Manchester United for acting "terribly" after her teen son was "assaulted" by Cristiano Ronaldo who then "acted like we owed him a favour".
Sarah Kelly said her autistic son Jake Harding, 14, doesn't want to meet the player after he allegedly slapped his phone out of his hand on the weekend.
Ronaldo let his frustrations show after United fell to a shock 1-0 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday.
The 37-year-old appeared to slap a smartphone out of the 14-year-old's hand as he made his way off the pitch.
Mum Sarah claims that the teen was left with bruises on his hand following the incident.
Man Utd had launched an investigation after the clip went viral, but the Sun Online understands Ronaldo will not face reprisals.
It is understood the club have accepted his apology after the incident.
Now, mum Sarah said that they have no interest in meeting Ronaldo after his representatives reached out to them.
She told Sky News: "I've got nothing to say to [him].
"Why should I travel to Old Trafford? Why would 'a Blue' want to go to [visit] 'a Red'?
"If he was genuine, I think he should have turned around at the moment of the incident, picked Jake's phone up and been like, 'I'm sorry.'
"That was the biggest laugh for me: 'sportsmanship'. When you can do that to a 14-year-old boy. That's not sportsmanship at all."
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Apologising on his Instagram, Ronaldo wrote: "It's never easy to deal with emotions in difficult moments such as the one we are facing.
"Nevertheless, we always have to be respectful, patient and set the example for all the youngsters who love the beautiful game.
"I would like to apologise for my outburst and, if possible, I would like to invite this supporter to watch a game at Old Trafford as a sign of fair-play and sportsmanship."
While the mum said that Everton has been "amazing" in response to the alleged attack, she has been left in tears over abuse online, coming "mainly from United fans."
And she said Manchester United have handled the ordeal "terribly" which has "made things even worse."
Just because he's Cristiano Ronaldo, why would we do it?
She told the Liverpool ECHO: "United have handled it terribly and it's just made things even worse to be honest.
"The way I see it is, if someone assaulted him in the street and then asked us to go around for dinner, we wouldn't.
"Just because he's Cristiano Ronaldo, why would we do it? It's like we owe him a favour, but I'm sorry, we don't.
"We've kindly declined the offer to go to United because Jake doesn't want to go there and he doesn't want to see Ronaldo. He's made that pretty clear.
"They're not my words, they're my son's words. At the end of the day, this is what it's about.
"It's affected him more than it's affected me, so I have put everything to him to make his own mind up on - he doesn't want to go to United, he doesn't want to go to see Ronaldo.
"All that I'm saying right now is that it's in the hands of the police."
Ronaldo was visibly angry as he made his way off the turf following the Red Devils' dismal loss at the hands of struggling Everton.
And the United superstar appeared to lash out as he headed back to the away team dressing room.
Merseyside Police are investigating.
In a statement, they said: "Following an incident at Goodison Park on Saturday 9th April, we are working with Everton Football Club and have been in touch with the boy's family.
"The matter is under investigation and we are gathering information. Our enquiries remain ongoing at this time.
"Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Merseyside Police social media desk via Twitter @MerPolCC or Facebook Merseyside Police Contact centre quoting reference number 22000243890."
The striker struggled throughout the lifeless defeat as his United team-mates failed to provide any service.
He did eventually have a chance to level things up late on but was denied from close-range by Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
The full-time result was blasted by players and pundits alike, with Red Devils stopper David De Gea labelling the performance as "disgraceful".
Ebubechukwu1996
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opportunity comes but once, now she's trying to be famous
Fihacekry
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Ronaldo after Messi won 7th Ballon d'Or. 1. Factos 2. Jealous 3. Slapped kid Ronaldo behaviour going for bad to worse every single day.
Gunners4ever❤
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She and her son were nobodies before the game but thanks to Ronaldo they're now suddenly famous. Bigger than football. Sewwwwww🐐 . . . Well, according to his fanbois anyway
BennySeikholenHaokip
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Hi... this is me and my son. I'm a mother who never teaches her son how to respect other's feelings. we are both dumb, stupid and mannerless.
Popbcoprsu
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He hit a phone of his hand for getting too close to film his injury... Emphasis on "HIT THE PHONE" not the boy. Every other fan was simple making normal videos or taking pictures, but your boy just had to take his camera all the way down to film Ronaldo's leg ? He slap the phone not the boy. Nowhere is that an assualt lady! Yes Ronaldo was wrong and overeacted, even he knows that hence why he apologised. But calling that an assualt ? 😏
howklopt
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Manchester united didn't think twice before punishing Greenwood but now not able to do anything. Shameless club and players. I can't believe what would have happened if it was any black player.
yizbekopy
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He’s always been alone i love you CR7😭
brayokim
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i cant believe even fifa did nothing after what he did to a young boy.....while zuma was nearing to end his career after kicking a cat
pynmarbz
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Feel the difference👀👀 two jealous🙄🙄 factos👀👀
Beautifulboy
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Please how can I get Ronaldo to slap the sh*t out of me?[Crylaugh] He don’t need to give me anything. Only the slap is enough to make me famous.🤣
aminjamil
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Hi... this is me and my son. I'm a mother who never teaches her son how to respect other's feelings. we are both dumb, stupid and mannerless.
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Bro just admit that what Ronaldo did was wrong.. Ronaldo even admit that he was to emotional and admit his mistake... Stop being toxic fans.. And also the boy is an autism... Cry more
Bornfaceelijah
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Hi... this is me and my son. I'm a mother who never teaches her son how to respect other's feelings. we are both dumb, stupid and mannerless.
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It's not your son they did this too that's why you are saying such. CR was clearly wrong here, just admit. Put yourself in her shoes, as it been you child he did that too?🤔
wipeklnopr
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Hi... this is me and my son. I'm a mother who never teaches her son how to respect other's feelings. we are both dumb, stupid and mannerless.
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Ronaldo even admitted and apologized while some brainless fans want to defend him Are you normal at all
Keccnortuz
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She even have the guts and said that the police should handle the case, can you imagine ?😂😂😂
You ronaldo fans is brainless If is Messi an sure you would have edit just to troll Messi
Gunners4ever❤
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He’s always been alone i love you CR7😭
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So he provides him with all his tap-ins? Ghosts? You guys say BBC>MSN but also say that he feeds off scraps even when playing with them (well something close to that anyway).. Visitors have no knowledge of football[Crylaugh]
Gunners4ever❤
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Ronaldo after Messi won 7th Ballon d'Or. 1. Factos 2. Jealous 3. Slapped kid Ronaldo behaviour going for bad to worse every single day.
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He also kicked Curtis Jones' balls and spit on his young teammate Elanga.
stands
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I have question for you, how did Ronaldo smashed his phone, he went to the boys house or school? he attacked the boy on the way? I mean Ronaldo just lost a match and he was bitterly upset along the line the boy was trying to get attention from him by stretching his hands out to him, do you guys even think before commenting or coming to conclusions? How do you reason, do you think Ronaldo will just go out on him and smash his phone, no the boy was obviously trying to get his attention and mistakenly his hands had to hit his phone, now Ronaldo is calling for a meeting as a sign of sorry and react but the mother of the child said “ A Blue doesn’t Visit A Red” can you imagine?
you're trying to put up a baseless argument here cos of your love for Ronaldo I love Ronaldo too but this act is stupid..if it was a mistake like you claimed why didn't he immediately pick up the phone and hand it over to the kid... let's all try to be sensible and not pick sides
iamdrago
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She even have the guts and said that the police should handle the case, can you imagine ?😂😂😂
You see how stupid it is for you to say that so because he is a football star he should go about slapping kids and breaking there phones you should be reasonable enough that a stupid act from Ronaldo and you’re blind to even see it cos he is your GOAT a stupid GOAT that what he is.
GodwinOrji
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He hit a phone of his hand for getting too close to film his injury... Emphasis on "HIT THE PHONE" not the boy. Every other fan was simple making normal videos or taking pictures, but your boy just had to take his camera all the way down to film Ronaldo's leg ? He slap the phone not the boy. Nowhere is that an assualt lady! Yes Ronaldo was wrong and overeacted, even he knows that hence why he apologised. But calling that an assualt ? 😏
was that phone hanging on air before Ronaldo smashed it? on your head I guess ?😂😂 brainless fan base ... how did you expect him to angrily smash a phone to the ground without getting the poor boys hand. even after you ve seen the boys hand all over you will still turn the truth upside down . let's call a spade a spade joor .
muwaeost
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Hi... this is me and my son. I'm a mother who never teaches her son how to respect other's feelings. we are both dumb, stupid and mannerless.
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teach Ur son mennes first
Heaknost
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She even have the guts and said that the police should handle the case, can you imagine ?😂😂😂
right so ordinarily its ok for an individual to smash another person's phone smh.
Andy_Mac
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She and her son were nobodies before the game but thanks to Ronaldo they're now suddenly famous. Bigger than football. Sewwwwww🐐 . . . Well, according to his fanbois anyway
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I applaud the boy and his mother for their stance. I didn't like the way Ronaldo made his public apology anyways. There was no genuine remorse for his actions. If we were in his shoes, we'd definitely be a lot more humane and try to reach out to the boy and the family and make amends. I'd personally have bought them a new phone and given the boy a hug. But typical of Cristiano Ronaldo. He thinks he's too big and important to do that. He thinks they should go to Old Trafford and watch him in that awful Man Utd team. What a joke!
Uyi-Val
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opportunity comes but once, now she's trying to be famous
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She even have the guts and said that the police should handle the case, can you imagine ?😂😂😂