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Daily Mirror
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Dan Marsh

Cristiano Ronaldo's emotional outburst after missing out on record sums up where he's at

Cristiano Ronaldo has endured a difficult few weeks lately - and he was unable to hide his frustration after spurning a golden chance to bag his 700th career goal on Thursday night.

Just days after Erik ten Hag admitted that Ronaldo was "p***** off" at a lack of first-team action, the 37-year-old played the full 90 minutes in Manchester United's frenetic 3-2 win over Nicosia Omonia. A brace from Marcus Rashford and a second-half strike from fellow substitute Anthony Martial was enough to spare the Red Devils' blushes, but the striker's struggles continued.

The former Real Madrid and Juventus star is currently hunting down his latest goalscoring milestone, and a start against Omonia seemed like the perfect opportunity for him to achieve that feat.

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