Fernando Santos has made it clear that he won't be dropping Cristiano Ronaldo - despite his struggles with Portugal.
The Manchester United megastar endured a frustrating international break, squandering the opportunity to win the Nations League for the second time in his career, as Spain pulled off a late 1-0 win in Braga to pip Portugal to a place in the finals. Add to that a black eye and nasty cut to the nose as well as a long-awaited charge by the FA, Ronaldo is visibly going through a rough patch.
And that's sparked debate in his homeland over whether Ronaldo should continue to lead the line heading into the World Cup which begins in less than two months' time. Having been dropped by Erik ten Hag at United due to not fitting with his free-flowing style of football, Santos is now facing calls to bench the 37-year-old in Qatar.
