Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has lauded Cristiano Ronaldo's selflessness and work ethic amid criticism of the Manchester United forward's supposed selfishness.
Ronaldo nodded in United's winner to seal their 3-2 Champions League comeback win over Atalanta in midweek after some analysts questioned his running stats.
The 36-year-old has now scored six goals in seven starts since returning to United and Solskjaer emphasised on the evening of the Atalanta victory how Ronaldo's presence was key at both ends.
In his programme notes for the Premier League visit of Liverpool, Solskjaer claimed United 'made a big statement about our character' against Atalanta and praised the three goalscorers. "The goalscorers embodied everything we wanted to see,"
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