Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Compares Ronaldo To Michael Jordan
Ronaldo cancelled out Josip Ilicic’s opener to leave the two teams level at the interval of the Champions League contest.
Ronaldo cancelled out Josip Ilicic’s opener to leave the two teams level at the interval of the Champions League contest.
Ronaldo, a mere passenger in the game so far, held his arms outstretched in frustration as though he had expected a pass.
Lingard replaced goalscorer Ronaldo on the 71st minute as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looked for a winning goal.
Pochettino stated that it took a while to process that the club had signed the six-time Ballon d’Or winner.
Ronaldo’s last Champions League match for United was the 2009 final loss to Barcelona in Rome
They will now face the winners of the other semi-final between Chelsea and Real Madrid in Istanbul later this month.
The tie is delicately poised following a 1-1 draw at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano last week.
They created enough chances to have clawed back the two-goal deficit but goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was hardly extended.
City responded in the second half with a penalty from Riyad Mahrez and a fine effort from Phil Foden to win 2-1.
The Black and Yellow were minutes away from claiming a 1-1 draw from the first leg at the Etihad.