Cristiano Ronaldo had not told Manchester United that he would be travelling to Portugal on the weekend that the Manchester Derby was taking place.
The Red Devils were humiliatingly beaten 4-1 by their local rivals, with plenty criticising the United squad for the manner in which they accepted defeat in the closing stages of the match.
It is hard to see how Ronaldo would have prevented what was an emphatic Manchester City performance, and he may not have known either as he was not in the country to watch his team-mates self-destruct at the Etihad Stadium.
