Cristiano Ronaldo went on to become the poster boy of football ever since his early days at the Manchester United. His stint with the club lasted from the year 2003-2009 and the striker, later on, moved to Real Madrid. Regardless of the fact that CR7 has now, moved on to Juventus, the old club i.e. Manchester United never forgot their striker. Ahead of their clash with Tottenham, the official handle of Man United took to Twitter to share an old clipping of Ronaldo.
In the clip we see, an 18-year old Cristiano Ronaldo scoring against the Spurs. “@Cristiano has been scoring worldies since way back! How about this strike v Spurs in 2004!?,” read the caption of the video. Check out the tweet below:
.@Cristiano has been scoring worldies since way back! ☄️
How about this strike v Spurs in 2004!? pic.twitter.com/HafZSf1B1X
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 26, 2018
Little did the club know that the netizens would troll them left, right and centre. Most of them asked the club to stop living in the past. Check out a few tweets below:
“Stop tweeting about the past. I'm getting depressed,” read a tweet.
Stop tweeting about the past. I'm getting depressed
— Máckin (@UtdMackin) August 26, 2018
“Play Chong & Gomes instead of Mata, Stop Living in the past. Youth is Our Future. Our wing play is DREADFUL,” read another post.
Play Chong & Gomes instead of Mata, Stop Living in the past. Youth is Our Future. Our wing play is DREADFUL.
— Mohammad Ayyub (@sarcastic_red08) August 26, 2018
“He's not coming back tho,” read a tweet.
He's not coming back tho..
— Emery-Ball⚽🥇 (@Kiissh_) August 26, 2018
“I hardly care anymore...poor season poor players NO ATTITUDE walking adverts,” read a post.
I hardly care anymore...poor season poor players NO ATTITUDE walking adverts
— Stretford End (@1878cro) August 26, 2018
“I hope 🙏🏾 Rashford,Sanchez,Lukaku,Pogba and Martial have seen this,” a tweet read.
I hope 🙏🏾 Rashford,Sanchez,Lukaku,Pogba and Martial have seen this
— Ddiv1ne (@DdivineOne) August 27, 2018
As of now, in the Premier League 2018, Manchester United stands on number 9 with 3 points in their kitty with one win and one loss out of two matches played. Jose Mourinho ahead of their clash Tottenham said, “When you have a good week when you train really." As of now, Liverpool top the table.
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