Manchester United did not miss an opportunity to congratulate Bruno Fernandes on his first World Cup goal – despite their former star player Cristiano Ronaldo incorrectly claiming it as his own.
Fernandes had delivered the cross into Uruguay’s area which Ronaldo leapt for and had appeared to direct into the net past opposition goalkeeper Sergio Rochet to open the scoring in Monday night’s match. Ronaldo’s reaction – in which he celebrated the goal passionately as if it was his own – had given weight to that suggestion.
However, replays subsequently showed that the delivery from Fernandes had gone directly into the net without any contact from Ronaldo, who became the first player to score in five different World Cups when he netted against Ghana in his nation’s opening World Cup game.
