Cristiano Ronaldo looks glum as benched striker drives in for Man Utd manchester united jersey archive training day after derby thrashing to City
MANCHESTER United star Cristiano Ronaldo looked dejected as he arrived at Carrington the morning after their 6-3 thumping in the derby.
The Red Devils were humiliated by MGhana National Team Jerseysanchester City on Sunday following hat-tricks from Phil Foden and Erling Haaland.
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6Remarkably, Ronaldo wMontserrat Natio man utd jersey green nal Team Jerseysas left on the bench by Erik ten Hag despite United trailing 4-0 at the break.
The Dutchman revealed that he decided against bringing on the 37-year-old o manchester united jersey girl ut of 'respect' to his career.
Ten Hag's shock decision ended up paying off after Anthony Martial marked his return to action with two goals late on, which made the scoreline slightly more respectable.
Nevertheless, Ronaldo, along with teammates Marcus Rashford and Harry Maguire, looked g blue manchester united jersey lum-faced as he drove into training less than 24 hours after he was overlooked by Ten Hag.
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Ten Hag's decision to leave Ronaldo on the bench raises further doubts over his Old Trafford future.
Having been strongly linked with a summer exit, the Portugal international has started just one Premier League game this season.
And the ex-Real Madrid star has now played just 80 minutes across United's last five league fixtures.
Ronaldo could get some much-needed minutes in the tank against Cypriot outfit Omonia Nicosia in the Europa League on Thursday.
