Michael Carrick says Cristiano Ronaldo's professionalism during Manchester United's draw at Chelsea was 'perfect', despite his demotion to the bench.
Ronaldo started the game as a substitute and embarked on a warm-up in the first-half before emerging at half-time to warm-up again with teammates Diogo Dalot, Jesse Lingard and Mason Greenwood.
United appeared to be preparing for Ronaldo to come on even before Jadon Sancho scored in the 50th minute and the Portuguese eventually replaced Sancho in the 64th minute.
Ronaldo headed straight down the tunnel at full-time after the 1-1 draw but Carrick was keen to emphasise how encouraging United's top scorer was throughout the afternoon at Stamford Bridge. "There are a lot of things you have to
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