Twitter erupts as Cristiano Ronaldo falters once again in Manchester United's 1-1 draw against Burnley
Cristiano Ronaldo failed to make an impact as Manchester United drew 1-1 against Burnley in the Premier League. The Portuguese superstar came off the bench but was unable to inspire the Red Devils to a win.
Speaking before the game, Rangnick explained why he chose Edinson Cavani to start over Ronaldo. He said:
"We’ve played Burnley a couple of weeks ago and seen quite a few games here at Turf Moor, we knew in the early stages it will require a lot of running, chasing balls, a lot of fighting for second balls, so I decided to start with Edi because this kind of profile suits him"
Cavani started up top for the Red Devils, with Jadon Sancho, Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford behind him. French midfielder Paul Pogba started in midfield with Scott McTominay, while David De Gea returned to the squad after not playing in Manchester United's loss against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup over the weekend.
United started off strongly with Raphael Varane having a goal chalked off after Harry Maguire blocked off Jay Rodriguez during the build up. However, that didn't seem to deter Ralf Rangnick's side as five minutes later Pogba was on hand to lash in Luke Shaw's cross after some good work from Fernandes and Rashford.
Four minutes later, Rashford had a goal ruled out himself, after Pogba was deemed to have fouled Ben Mee in the build-up. Manchester United were clearly the more dominant side at this point, with Sancho, Rashford, Fernandes and Cavani all coming close to doubling their lead. However, the first-half ended with the Red Devils one goal to the good.
Burnley started much the stronger side in the second half and levelled the score almost immediately after the restart. New signing Wout Weghorst swiveled past Maguire before putting Rodriguez through on goal. The forward still had a lot to do but managed to dink the ball over De Gea to make it 1-1.
The goal seemed to deflate United as Burnley looked the more likely side to take the lead in the second-half, with Weghorst coming close twice. Rangnick decided he had seen enough and decided to bring on Cristiano Ronaldo in the 68th minute of the game.
However, it was too little too late, as the two sides had to settle for a draw. This is a huge dent in Manchester United's top 4 aspirations. Ralf Rangnick's side are currently 5th in the table, one point behind West Ham with a game in hand. However the Red Devils are only three points ahead of both Arsenal and Tottenham, with the London clubs having two and three games in hand over them respectively.
Cristiano Ronaldo fails to score again for Manchester United
Cristiano Ronaldo is currently on a five-game goal drought for Manchester United, the longest he has had since 2010. The Portuguese superstar last scored in the reverse fixture against Burnley on 31st December.
Despite still being Manchester United's top scorer this season, with 14 goals in 24 appearances across all competitions, Cristiano Ronaldo's form will still worry Ralf Rangnick. The German will need the forward to get back into the goals, if the Red Devils are to finish in the top 4 this season.
With that being said, here are the best Twitter reactions from Manchester United's 1-1 draw against Burnley:
Burnley battle back in the second half to take a point off Man Utd
#BURMUN https://t.co/bfvLdrQzMz
Paul Pogba scores his first Manchester United goal since January 2021 ⚡ https://t.co/evLJPdvuNu
Reminder - Manchester United have the most expensive squad in world football. https://t.co/EbFplmezG4
Manchester United are actually finished. 😞
My love for Manchester United was formed long long ago, that forces me to watch them and forever support them but I have to be honest, I can't remember the last time I felt this indifferent towards the club as well as many of the players. It's unforgivable what's been done to Utd
Can we all agree Harry maguire is the worst Manchester United signing ever https://t.co/T6e7KtjHKW
Cristiano Ronaldo has now gone five games without scoring a goal.
His longest drought since 2010 🤯 https://t.co/uNofcwIVFr
Cristiano Ronaldo has started every Man Utd game in the Premier League this season, except for four.
They've drawn all four 🤷♂️ https://t.co/OSW5tcxDXX
Ronaldo is finished.
I have the same amount of goals & assists as Cristiano Ronaldo in 2022 😳
Marcus Rashford has played his best games for united on the left. we bought a right-winger in the summer and then play Marcus on the right???
make it make sense
Harry Maguire skinned by Wout Weghorst then lets Jay Rodriguez walk past him 😭
80 million fucking pounds
Hope this helps
Ralf coached a 4-0.
Maguire handed us a 1-1.
Ronaldo for United vs Burnley:
9 touches
3 shots off target
0 dribbles
0 goals or assists in his last 5 games. https://t.co/5DgxxjAAeM
Ronaldo only went in to confirm the scoreline. No impact whatsoever. 🐐
We signed Ronaldo, Varane and Sancho, we're about to go another season without a trophy and it's looking very likely that we won't be playing CL football next season
Embarrassing @ManUtd
Cristiano Ronaldo is going to enjoy the Europa League next season 😂
"Ronaldo doing an Intense warmup"😭. https://t.co/eFyIIR3KBs
Robbie Savage on Rangnick's decision to put Ronaldo in the bench:
"I’d play Ronaldo everytime, I know he played 120 minutes but physically he’s fantastic, will work hard, top goalscorer and if you need a goal perhaps he’ll come off the bench but I’d start Ronaldo." https://t.co/xOmatnbtgK
*Maguire, the worst defender and captain in the history of Manchester united
*Paul Pogba is back!!
*Cristiano Ronaldo offered more in few minutes than Cavani did in 1hr+
*Varane solid as usual
*Bruno Fernandes and Rashford 🤡🤡
*Jadon Sancho aint even back to his full self yet🔥 https://t.co/e8lwz5W0fj