Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher has stated that Cristiano Ronaldo was 'lucky' not to be sent off in Manchester United's 5-0 defeat to Liverpool.
The Portuguese superstar was shown a yellow card for repeatedly kicking out at Liverpool's Curtis Jones but, according to the views of Gallagher, could have been issued with his marching orders on another day.
It was a horrendous match for United against their rivals, with an embarrassing defeat seeing salt added to the wounds by Paul Pogba's lunge on Naby Keita that earned the midfielder a dismissal.
In other circumstances, however, Gallagher has made it clear that he may not have been the only player to have been sent for an early bath. " Ronaldo was lucky the ball was there,
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