Cristiano Ronaldo showed he’d “had enough” during Manchester United’s dismal defeat to Everton, according to former teammate Owen Hargreaves.
The Portuguese ace cut a frustrated figure at Goodison Park as United’s hopes of a top four finish were all-but ended by a 1-0 defeat. With seven games left in their season, they now find themselves six points off the pace, with a less-than favourable run-in to contend with.
Having missed out on the previous weekend’s draw with Leicester through illness, Ronaldo was back in the line-up on Merseyside on Saturday. His presence made little difference though, with United offering very little after falling behind midway through the first half.
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The 37-year-old was starved of any service and had few opportunities to bring his side back into the game. His frustrations told late on in the game when he picked up a booking for punting the ball out of play, while he was forced to apologise after appearing to knock a phone out of the hands of a fan as he walked off the pitch after the full-time whistle.
Much has been made of Ronaldo’s future at Old Trafford as the summer approaches, with some predicting he could look to move on should United fail to qualify for the Champions League, despite having a year left on his contract. Hargreaves admits the signs against Everton looked worrying.
Analysing United’s defeat for Premier League Productions, Hargreaves said: “What went right? A lot went wrong. What did they do right?
“The effort isn’t there, their passing was poor, they barely had any shots on target. I don’t think they did much.
“There’s a top-four place at stake here. Look, Anthony Gordon played like it meant everything to him. Everton could go down, but United could be in the Champions League where they all want to be.
“Their names suggest that’s where they should be. But it didn’t feel like they thought it was must-win. You want them to put in a performance but we didn’t see it.
“There was no real quality. Look at Cristiano Ronaldo during that game, he had had enough. He got no service. He got nothing to him.
“There’s so many good players out there but really you’d expect way, way more from Manchester United.”
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