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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Dan Haygarth

Mum slams Cristiano Ronaldo apology as son turns down Old Trafford invitation

The 14-year-old boy who Cristiano Ronaldo allegedly 'assaulted' and 'bruised' at Goodison Park has declined the Manchester United star's invitation to Old Trafford.

Sarah Kelly, from Upton, took her 14-year-old son Jake Harding to Goodison Park on Saturday (April 9) for his first match. The two sat in the Park End to watch Everton beat Manchester United 1-0.

Jake was filming the Manchester United players leaving the pitch at full-time when Ronaldo is alleged to have swiped a mobile phone out of someone’s hand. Sarah told the ECHO that the phone belonged to Jake and claimed that the Portuguese striker "assaulted" him, bruising his hand, by knocking the object to the floor.

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