Year: 2022

Cristiano Ronaldo injury – what’s going on in the Manchester Untied dressing room and who’s to blame for their continued poor performance

Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United ushered in excitement for fans who believed the number 7 legend would help turn the team’s string of poor performances around. But the team have done little to improve – even after sacking Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and with Ronaldo absent for the recent Manchester Derby (Man U losing 4-1 to City) due to a reported hip problem, there has been conflicting stories on what’s happening with the superstar in the dressing room.

Former United legend Roy Keane has said Ronaldo’s apparent hip injury “doesn’t add up”, there has been claims Ronaldo’s sister has confirmed he isn’t injured – claims he’s upset Man U players by flying home to Portugal, amid more stories about wider issues within the club.

Team Talk says The new Manchester United manager is likely to get rid of Cristiano Ronaldo following his disappointing return, one pundit has said as United are looking towards another new chapter.

Daily Mail says Man U have 99 problems, but Cristiano Ronaldo is only one… there isn’t a SINGLE element of the club right now that is functioning as an elite team should

Daily Mirror says Cristiano Ronaldo caused a stir in the Manchester United dressing room by jetting off to Portugal after he was ruled out of facing Manchester City.

Daily Express says Cristiano Ronaldo was not in England for Manchester United’s trip to Manchester City on Sunday – a decision that reportedly surprised his team-mates.

Monday’s main updates on the ongoing invasion of Ukraine – as Russian forces call for an “immoral” ceasefire, after heavy shelling of residential areas in key cities.

BBC News says Elizabeth Hurley has paid tribute to former fiance Shane Warne as her “beloved lionheart”, after the cricket legend’s death aged 52.

The battle to escape Putin’s wrath reads the front page of the Independent along with a picture of people fleeing.

Run for your lives says the front splash of the Metro – paper reports on civilians fleeing missiles and shells in Ukraine.

The Guardian reports on Emmanuel Macron imploring Vladimir Putin to let civilians flee Ukraine’s besieged cities as a second attempt to evacuate Mariupol ended under Russian bombardment.