“Playing for themselves,” a Manchester United star ‘throws shade’ at Cristiano Ronaldo in public.
The midfielder Bruno Fernandes was angry that many fans believed the wrong thing about him and Cristiano Ronaldo.
On January 14, rival Manchester City was defeated 2-1 by Manchester United in the 20th round of the English Premier League. The other team scored initially, but the “Red Half of Manchester” made a fantastic comeback with two goals from Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford.
“Man United is now a team of professionals who are willing to make sacrifices for one other, and the results have been wonderful,” MU hero Bruno Fernandes remarked after the game. Man United at the time consisted only of players who competed for themselves.
Some supporters believed that the 28-year-old midfielder was referring to Cristiano Ronaldo, an ex-teammate who had recently left Old Trafford in November. There was a lot of debate about this.
Bruno Fernandes has asserted that he is irritated by these unfounded claims and that he does not despise the player for Portugal.
“Don’t use my name to disparage Cristiano. He played for us for half a season, and as I’ve stated in numerous interviews, since the Liverpool game, everyone has performed well as a team, and the results are evident. We’ll continue, “Bruno was nice.
“I am aware that many people become enraged when Manchester United does well. But I just speak well of myself,” he said.
Manchester United dropped to the bottom of the standings after their first two games of the 2022–2023 season were losses. The Red Devils then underwent a shift, nevertheless. They went on a winning streak of five games and won 12 of their last 16 Premier League contests. Despite the fact that the competition was still in its early stages, Coach Erik Ten Hag’s staff and pupils went up to fourth place in the rankings and were able to begin the championship only 9 points behind the top club, Arsenal.
Ronaldo is not among the Best nominees.
FIFA released a list of 14 candidates for The Best award on January 12. That list does not include Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo is not on the list of contenders for the FIFA presidency for the first time since the election in 2016. The Portuguese striker had a poor year, which is why. He and Man Utd finished sixth in the English Premier League in the 2021–2022 season and were eliminated from the Champions League in the 1/8 round. Additionally, Ronaldo struggled after Portugal fell in the 2022 World Cup quarterfinals. In the competition, he only managed one penalty shot goal.
Ronaldo’s record suffered, and he also made a lot of enemies off the field. He insulted Manchester United and head coach Ten Hag in the press because he didn’t enjoy being benched. On November 24, Ronaldo and Manchester United decided to finish the deal six months early.
However, among the contenders for The Best award, Lionel Messi’s name stands out the most. With PSG in 2022, the 35-year-old striker won the World Cup, the Intercontinental Super Cup, and Ligue 1. In the first 20 club games of the 2022–2023 season, he scored 13 goals and assisted on 14 more, making a positive impact on himself. At the 2022 World Cup, when he was chosen as the best player, he also scored 7 goals and assisted on 3 more. the top member of the team.
The 2019 Best Award went to Messi. If he triumphs this time around, he’ll equal Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski in terms of victories. In 2018, Luka Modric is the other winner.
Three of Messi’s PSG colleagues, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, and Achraf Hakimi, were also included on the list. The list also includes Vinicius, Modric, and Karim Benzema. With Real, they all won the Champions League and La Liga. Man City sent the midfielder De Bruyne together with the forwards Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez. Haaland has scored 27 goals in the first 23 games of the 2022–2023 season while Alvarez has four goals from the World Cup. The awards ceremony will be place on February 27.