Wayne Rooney has admitted that Cristiano Ronaldo must stay patient to earn more opportunities at Manchester United after he drew his latest blank on Thursday night.
The 37-year-old hasn't started a game in the Premier League since the Red Devils' 4-0 thrashing at Brentford on August 13, with Erik ten Hag preferring to use Marcus Rashford in that central berth. It is a formula that has worked a treat so far, with Rashford scoring three goals and grabbing one assist in his last five league games.
Rashford was even awarded with the Premier League Player of the Month for September for a couple of excellent performances and grabbed another two goals in United's 3-2 win over Omonia Nicosia in the Europa League. In the same game, Ronaldo missed a golden chance to score his 700th career goal, hitting the post from close-range when it looked harder to miss than score.
