Cristiano Ronaldo could barely hold his emotions together in Manchester United's dismal draw with Southampton on Saturday as the Portuguese's drought extended to six games without a goal.
Despite having a stunning early impact on his return to Man United including four goals in his first three games, Ronaldo is increasingly unable to influence games as he used to and looks shorn of confidence in front of goal.
He missed a glorious chance to put United ahead against Southampton when his weak shot was cleared off the line by Romain Perraud.
And later in the game, after Che Adams had cancelled out Jadon Sancho's opening goal and United barely threatened the visitors, it all got too much for Ronaldo.
A number of non-Man United fans expressed their sympathies for the five-times Ballon d'Or winner, saying he should never have gone back to Old Trafford when he left Juventus last year.
One user said Ronaldo looked 'like a broken soul' while another gave a scathing assessment of the current state of United, calling the 20-times champions 'a disease of a club'.
'What have they done to him?' asked another, lamenting Ronaldo's fall from grace.
The video emerged before an explosive report in Spanish newspaper AS claiming Ronaldo is at loggerheads with United coach Ralf Rangnick and does not believe the coach is good enough to be in charge of the club.
The relationship between the player and manager is now said to be completely fractured.
Ronaldo reportedly believes Rangnick, who has spent the last few years working as a sporting director and not a coach, is out of his depth at Old Trafford.
The interim coach meanwhile has not minced his words with the club's talisman, saying Ronaldo needs to score more goals and 'had his chances' against Southampton.
The German also benched Ronaldo for last week's trip to Burnley and angered the Portuguese last month by taking him off away to Brentford.
The_Truth
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I am a die hard Messi fan and always believes Messi is the GOAT. But, This is not something I want to see that happens to Ronaldo. This man is not the problem nor he is the perfoming poorly. Its about the club and management. Why?? Cause if you are gonna buy a 37 year old player, that too Ronaldo, you have to have some strategy. Else it won't work!! You can't excpet CR7 nor Messi to be playing as if they are 25. CR7 is 37. Manchester United was not ready for Ronaldo. He is actually wasting his career there. He is not in form, I know, but who is?? He is a striker and if the team doesn't create much for him, then he wont be able to remain sharp for all the matches and wait till he get a clear chance. United Problem is not of a single player. There are lot of things that needs to change!! Waiting for that little something to happen to see you keep going strong!! All the prayers!!
auwalrogo
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Looked close to tears 😢 ? Let him shed blood tears, he is the major man utd problem at the moment. He can run, can't press, can't score a penalty or even tap-in an open goal. Greatest scam in the history of football
Podabilry
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As long as cristiano sees messi as his riva and competitorl he will never be happy 😄 because Messi will always be ahead of him as usual. Messi don't see cr5 as rival or competitor but sees and respect cristiano like any other player and that's why Messi never saw any reason to leave Barca despite cristiano's several change of clubs to prove some funny 😄 point despite the fact that cristiano fans severely criticized Messi of being a one club man 👨. Cristiano later decided to stay back at juve but until he saw Messi moving to psg and again Cristiano couldn't bear seeing Messi taking the spot light by switching to psg and cristiano decided to move again. So cristiano is the one competing with Messi , messi is just doing his thing normally and that why Messi is more happier than cristiano. Even when cristiano used his sister accoun to comment FACTOS and troll messi for winning 7th balloondor, Messi still never one day respond to such insensitive and disrespectful attitudes of cristiano. Messi just want to be happy 😄 always with his family 👪 no matter what. The biggest problems and biggest enemy of cristiano are his fans! They drives this old guy every time to challenge Messi even when messi don't show interest in running 🏃 rat 🐀 race with anyone even thou recently cristiano has always appear to be off his usual mark but yet his fans don't want him to give up and surrender to messi supremacy. If cristiano failed to conquered messi using the instrumentality of Maldrid best players in laliga , then it is over for cristiano. Cristiano left laliga because he was completely dominated, decimated, subdued, and conquered by messi and he was in Messi's shadow for 9yrs. Cristiano actually wanted city so he can have a last chance to challenge Messi but Cristiano can't fit into pep city plans and cristiano himself fear losing his ego to pep who will never take sh.. t from anyone.
kg-4991
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I am a die hard Messi fan and always believes Messi is the GOAT. But, This is not something I want to see that happens to Ronaldo. This man is not the problem nor he is the perfoming poorly. Its about the club and management. Why?? Cause if you are gonna buy a 37 year old player, that too Ronaldo, you have to have some strategy. Else it won't work!! You can't excpet CR7 nor Messi to be playing as if they are 25. CR7 is 37. Manchester United was not ready for Ronaldo. He is actually wasting his career there. He is not in form, I know, but who is?? He is a striker and if the team doesn't create much for him, then he wont be able to remain sharp for all the matches and wait till he get a clear chance. United Problem is not of a single player. There are lot of things that needs to change!! Waiting for that little something to happen to see you keep going strong!! All the prayers!!
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This is very true. Ronaldo have to find peace with himself and come out of obsession for scoring. He can contribute in many ways. He can help the kids find rhythm and momentum. . He direly need medical help. A good psychiatrist or a mentor who can talk some sense to him.