‘Ronaldo against 8 Atletico Madrid players’ – Rio Ferdinand reveals why Ronaldo was unhappy with Man United teammates after Atletico Madrid draw
Cristiano Ronaldo cut a frustrated figure during Manchester United’s 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night, Rio Ferdinand observed.
The Red Devils delivered what many believe was a woeful first half performance away at the Wanda Metropolitano, as Atletico went ahead through a Joao Felix header.
Anthony Elanga rescued the game for United, after scoring the equaliser in the second half, but it wasn’t a good outing for Ronaldo, who didn’t register a single shot on target throughout the night.
The forward was visibly frustrated during an incident in the first half, after two crosses were delivered, but he was the only United player in the box.
After the ball went out of play, Ronaldo threw his arms out and held up a single finger, highlighting the fact that he was the only United player attacking the ball.
“Cristiano Ronaldo on his own in the box,” Ferdinand told BT Sport.
“You’ve got an opportunity to cross the ball against Atletico Madrid away from home, you’ve got to get people in the box, more than one.
“Here you see the frustrations of someone like Cristiano. He had a quiet night to be fair to him.
“But who’s in the box? You’ve got him here on his own and you’ve got eight [Atletico] players in red and white stripes against one player in the box.
“Watch his reaction, it says it all, frustration, throwing his hands out, ‘one player’.”