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Manchester Evening News
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Stephen Killen

When Sir Alex Ferguson loved Cristiano Ronaldo's angry reaction to Manchester United substitution

It's not often that Cristiano Ronaldo is substituted but his angry reaction would not have been a surprise to Sir Alex Ferguson.

The 36-year-old, returning after two games out injured, was withdrawn with just under 20 minutes to play against Brentford and with Manchester United seemingly comfortable 2-0 up.

It's not the first time he has been substituted since returning to Old Trafford - he has been withdrawn more times since September than during three years with Juventus - and produced a similarly defiant response during his final season at the club 11 seasons ago.

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