Man Utd fans change lyrics to cheer for Ronaldo
When Garnacho came on to replace Antony in the 65th minute, Old Trafford fans began to replace the legendary song "Hooray Ronaldo" with "Hooray Garnacho". Yesterday's Nottingham match was Man Utd's first official match after terminating the contract with Cristiano Ronaldo.
According to the Sun, Garnacho had a positive performance in 30 minutes on the field. The arrival of the 18-year-old Argentine talent helped Man Utd maintain pressure on Nottingham's goal, before Fred set the score 3-0 in the 87th minute. Before that, the "Red Devils" led two goals thanks to Marcus Rashford and Marcus Rashford. Anthony Martial.
Garnacho started out in the youth teams of Getafe and Atletico, before joining the youth team of Man Utd 2020. The 18-year-old winger started playing for the first team from the end of the 2021-2022 season, with two games. Under the guidance of coach Ten Hag, Garnacho's chances of playing increased significantly. In the first 10 appearances of the 2022-2023 season, Garnacho scored two goals.
The relationship between Ronaldo and Man Utd suddenly broke down after journalist Piers Morgan published a 90-minute interview on November 14. In it, CR7 condemned Man Utd and coach Ten Hag for his treatment from the summer of 2022. The two sides then agreed to terminate the contract.
At the beginning of the 2022-2023 season, Ronaldo mainly came on as a substitute and scored only three goals - much lower than 24 goals in 38 matches in the 2021-2022 season. During his first period with Man Utd from 2003 to 2009, CR7 scored 118 goals in 292 matches.
Ronaldo's performance with Portugal also declined. In five matches at the 2022 World Cup, he started the first three matches and scored a goal from the penalty spot in the opening match against Ghana 3-2. Portugal stopped in the quarterfinals, losing 0-1 to Morocco.
Ronaldo has no new club after leaving Man Utd. According to the Sun, the Saudi team, Al Nassr, wants to sign him until 2030. Qatar's team, Al Sadd is also ready to recruit with a contract of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Since leaving the World Cup, Ronaldo has trained with his former club Real Madrid. However, the possibility of him returning to the Bernabeu is very low. Coach Carlo Ancelotti wants to continue to build Real with young players, instead of a 37-year-old star.
Thanks to the victory against Nottingham, Man Utd close to the Top 4 in the Premier League. "Red Devils" currently have 29 points after 15 matches, one point behind the fourth ranked team Tottenham, but played one less game. Last season, Man Utd finished in sixth place and did not qualify for the Champions League.
