Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim has joked that Cristiano Ronaldo must not be allowed to play against his beloved first club should they draw Manchester United in the Europa League.
Ronaldo and his teammates must go through a play-off match to progress to the last-16 this season after finishing second in Group E. United needed to beat Real Sociedad by two goals to cement top spot and they were only able to score the one in San Sebastian on Thursday night.
Argentina starlet Alejandro Garnacho settled the scores with his first goal for the club and Ronaldo played his part there with an inch-perfect assist. Garnacho, 18, credits the five-time Ballon d'Or winner as his idol in the game while that link-up has drawn widespread attention with both players messaging each other on social media.
