Manchester United won today against Southampton with 1:0.
Bruno Fernandes scored the only goal for the Red Devils at Old Trafford, who recorded their second consecutive league win.
United manager Erik ten Haag again left Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench for this game. The Portuguese got his chance to play with 20 minutes to go when he replaced Jadon Sancho.
However, the 37-year-old attacker did not bring anything to his team today. CR played a rather poor role and it seems that the legendary footballer no longer makes a difference.
That there are certain problems is clear from the counter that the team from Old Trafford had. He had a one-on-one CR, easily finishing it, and this time he decided to wait for Bruno Fernandes. Everything seemed very slow and weak.
He ended up making the worst possible move. He made a desperate pass to his compatriot and the Southampton players managed to clear the danger.
A few years ago, such situations almost always ended with a goal, but it is obvious that Ronaldo is currently not in shape and is not even a shadow of a football player, not even the one from last season.
Cristiano is still being linked with a move away from Manchester. In the previous days, Sporting and Napoli were again mentioned as his potential destinations, and we will see if he will actually make the transfer in the end.
United have shown that they can do without him. The Red Devils’ game without CR looks pretty good and it probably wouldn’t be difficult for anyone to see him leave by the end of the transfer window.
