It proved to be another frustrating night for Cristiano Ronaldo as he couldn't help Manchester United avoid a shock 1-0 defeat against Real Sociedad in the Europa League.
The 37-year-old was handed a rare start by Erik ten Hag after being named on the bench for the Red Devils' previous four Premier League matches. They picked up a maximum of 12 points from those games, having beaten Liverpool and Arsenal in the process.
Ronaldo was recalled to the starting XI alongside club captain Harry Maguire, who was also dropped following their thumping 4-0 defeat at Brentford. Fred, Victor Lindelof, Casemiro and Anthony Elanga were also thrown into the side by the United boss as he made six changes from the win over the Gunners last weekend.
