Fans joke ‘king is back’ as Cristiano Ronaldo wastes chance to score and laughs it off

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Cristiano Ronaldo had egg on his face after wasting a series a golden chances during his long-awaited return to the Manchester United setup against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.

The Portugal international was making his first appearance in a United shirt under new manager Erik ten Hag having spent the summer trying to force a move away after handing in a transfer request.He met with Ten Hag earlier in the week to discuss his future and despite reiterating a desire to leave the club, Ronaldo declared on Instagram that "the king" was going to be back in action for United's final pre-season game.READ MORE: Man Utd urged to keep Sir Alex Ferguson out of Cristiano Ronaldo transfer sagaFans were quickly on his case though after the 37-year-old spurned a number of chances in the opening few minutes, including one he blazed over from a just few yards out, which he had to laugh off."The king is back indeed," one supporter tweeted sarcastically.Another posted: "Genuinely awful.

What a noodle," while a third wrote: "The man is finished, yet he still calls himself 'the king' lol."Where will Ronaldo be playing football this next next month?

Let us know what you think in the comments section below.Ronaldo was hooked at half-time and to add insult to injury, his replacement, Amad Diallo, put United ahead three minutes into the second half.