Cristiano Ronaldo has plunged his Manchester United future into serious doubt following his absence from Sunday’s derby defeat, a report has claimed.The 37-year-old began his first season back at Old Trafford in style with a debut brace against Newcastle. He also hit crucial goals in the Champions League group stages.
However, he has become embroiled in off-field leaks about dressing room cliques. There are also reports of a power struggle with out-of-form captain Harry Maguire.
But Ronaldo’s absence for the 4-1 defeat to Manchester City has caused the latest stir. Ralf Rangnick claimed that the forward had a hip injury.
The interim boss even took Roy Keane to task over the pundit’s view on the situation.
But instead of staying in Manchester to recover, Ronaldo supposedly travelled to his native Portugal before kick-off on Sunday. And that decision reportedly stunned his team-mates.
A report from The Sun in fact claimed that Ronaldo only complained of his injury and jetted …
- March 8, 2022
