Cristiano Ronaldo is DROPPED for Man United’s crunch Premier League clash with Chelsea as caretaker boss Michael Carrick leaves his former team-mate on the bench with Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho in attack
- Cristiano Ronaldo has been dropped for Man United’s crunch clash at Chelsea
- Michael Carrick decided to go with Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford in attack
- The Portuguese has not started just one Premier League game since his return
- Ronaldo played and scored in the midweek European victory over Villarreal
Cristiano Ronaldo has been dropped for Man United’s crunch clash at Chelsea on Sunday
Cristiano Ronaldo has been dropped by Manchester United caretaker manager Michael Carrick for the side’s huge Premier League clash at Chelsea on Sunday.
Ronaldo started and scored in the midweek European win over Villarreal but was consigned to the bench at Stamford Bridge with Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford starting ahead of Bruno Fernandes in attack.
Carrick reverted to what appeared to be a midfield diamond on Sunday with Fernandes at the tip, Nemanja Matic at the base and Fred and Scott McTominay in the middle.
United are also without captain Harry Maguire after he was sent off in last week’s disastrous defeat by Watford, which led to the dismissal of manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
It just the second time Ronaldo has not started in the Premier League this season. He was also left on the bench for United’s 1-1 draw with Everton at Old Trafford, only coming on for the final 33 minutes.
On that afternoon, Ronaldo was furious with Solskjaer and stormed down the tunnel shaking his head after the Red Devils dropped two points.
Sir Alex Ferguson also questioned the decision to leave the club’s prized asset out of the starting line-up. The legendary manager was heard saying ‘you should always start your best players’ during a chat with UFC icon Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Ronaldo has scored 10 goals in 14 appearances since returning to United from Juventus earlier this year.
More to follow.
Ronaldo started and scored in the midweek Champions League win over Villarreal in Spain
