Wayne Rooney's 'forgotten' Manchester United influence on Cristiano Ronaldo success

FA Cup loss to Middlesbrough to declare life a "rollercoaster".The Man United forward missed a penalty in the first half which would have put his side ahead before Jadon Sancho netted to give the Red Devils the lead at Old Trafford.But Matt Crooks levelled after the ball appeared to strike Duncan Watmore's hand before he crossed for the equaliser and the match finished 1-1 after extra-time.That led to the match going to penalties, where 19-year-old Anthony Elnaga missed the crucial spot-kick to knock United out of the competiton.Ronaldo was seen with an arm around Elanga as they left the pitch at Old Trafford, and the Portuguese superstar has now broken his silence following the loss.Sharing a post on Instagram on Saturday night, Cristiano shared a photo from his birthday celebrations after he turned 37 the day after the FA Cup defeat.In the photo, Ronaldo is seen alongside partner Georgina Rodriguez and a "CR7" birthday cake.The Portugal international referred to "hard work, high speed, urgent goals, demanding expectations", but appears to have put the FA Cup loss behind him as he shared the things he think "make it all worth it". Have your say! Where will Manchester United finish in the Premier League this season? Let us know in the comments below... In the post he wrote: "Life is a roller coaster.

talkSport: "I got slated for saying this about Cristiano Ronaldo before, that he’s come in and taken all the attention away from what Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was doing. "I’m not saying that he’s not going to score you goals, he scores a bag of goals, but was he the right thing for Man United? Was he the right thing for that team?"The evidence shows, and not even just from tonight, but going on everything that has happened since he came in, Man United still have not gone to the next level."I’m not saying it’s just Ronaldo’s fault – a lot of things have happened – but he is part of the problem too."Obviously you’re going to look for Ronaldo but I don’t know whether he can lead by example anymore.

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Roy Keane after Manchester United were knocked out of the FA Cup by Middlesbrough. United exited the competition at the fourth-round stage for the first time in a decade after failing to take their chances against the Championship side.

Cristiano Ronaldo's partner Georgina Rodriguez is the star of Netflix's newest reality documentary series. "I Am Georgina," which premiered Jan. 27 on Netflix worldwide, gave viewers a look at the woman behind the scenes.  The Manchester United soccer star and Rodriguez began a relationship in 2016.The couple, who have a child together, Alana Martina, announced they were expecting twins in October.  In addition to the children he shares with Rodriguez, Ronaldo has twins born via surrogate, Mateo and Eva Marie, along with his son Cristiano Jr.

Bruno Fernandes has been slammed by furious Manchester United fans after missing an open goal in the club’s defeat by Middlesbrough in the FA Cup on Friday night. United were dumped out of the competition in the fourth round after losing 8-7 on penalties to the Championship side following a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.

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Manchester United youngster Anthony Elanga missed the decisive spot-kick as Ralf Rangnick's side were dumped out of the FA Cup by Middlesbrough on Friday night.Jadon Sancho's first-half opener was cancelled out by Matt Crooks, whose second-half strike was controversially allowed to stand despite a very clear handball in the build-up.Penalties beckoned when 120 minutes failed to separate the two sides, with the winner destined to advance to the fifth round of the cup.An incredible 15 spot-kicks were scored in a row, before Elanga stepped up and blazed his effort over the bar, sending the Middlesbrough supporters absolutely wild.A number of senior players including Cristiano Ronaldo, Juan Mata and Bruno Fernandes rushed over to comfort the teenager, who looked devastated to have cost his side so dearly.Ronaldo - who missed a first-half penalty himself - was spotted with his arm around Elanga for some time, no doubt offering some invaluable words of advice, and interim boss Rangnick also offered the youngster some words of support.How would you rate Ralf Rangnick's performance as Manchester United manager out of 10? Let us know in the comments section below...Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Former club captain Roy Keane put Manchester United's shock FA Cup fourth-round exit at the hands of Middlesbrough at Old Trafford on Friday evening down to wasteful finishing.

Cristiano Ronaldo missed with a useless penalty against Middlesbrough on Friday night and appeared to immediately find an excuse for his error.The Manchester United forward was unable to give his side the lead from 12 yards in their FA Cup fourth round tie with the Championship club at Old Trafford.United were awarded a penalty in the 18th minute after the returning Paul Pogba was fouled inside the area by Boro full-back Anfernee Dijksteel.Luckily for Ronaldo, who turns 37 on Saturday, Jadon Sancho opened the scoring just minutes later as he impressively bagged his third goal for the club.Having taken on the penalty responsibility, Ronaldo uncharacteristically missed the target completely with his spot-kick.Following a brief wait as referee Anthony Taylor ensured Joe Lumley stayed on his goal-line, the Portuguese striker dragged the ball wide of the keeper's right-hand post.Lumley had gone the right way, although it is unknown whether he would have saved Ronaldo's fiercely struck shot had it been on target.Immediately after missing, Ronaldo appeared to look at the turf around the penalty spot, as if that had been the reason for his miss.Was the pitch to blame for Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty miss? Let us know in the comments section below.However, those watching at home were not convinced the pitch was to blame and fans quickly took to social media to mock Ronaldo.One fan tweeted: “Ronaldo slices a penalty. Ronaldo looks at the turf on the penalty spot.

Manchester United fans couldn’t quite believe their eyes after seeing Cristiano Ronaldo miss from the penalty spot.

Jadon Sancho spared Cristiano Ronaldo's blushes after giving Manchester United a 1-0 lead in their FA Cup fourth-round clash with Middlesbrough at Old Trafford this evening.

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Middlesbrough centre-back Dael Fry is relishing the prospect of facing Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo in the FA Cup fourth-round on Friday evening.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have secured their legacies as two of football’s greatest-ever players. But when it comes to free-kicks, the superstar duo cannot claim to have the same level of dominance.A statistical ranking of the top goalscorers from direct free-kicks has revealed that neither of football’s global icons have made it into the top three, although Ronaldo and Messi are as close as ever in terms of their contributions.Ronaldo has scored just one direct free-kick from his last 90 attempts, dating back to the 2017-18 season when he was at Real Madrid.Barcelona legend Messi, now at Paris Saint-Germain, has been more prolific with a dead ball situation, scoring eight times since the start of the 2019-20 campaign.Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi, 34, can hang his hat on the half-century of free kicks he has whipped over the wall in his illustrious career.

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s stunning £17million car collection in a tour of his luxury mansion.The Manchester United star’s partner Georgina Rodriguez recently launched a new Netflix docuseries titled ‘I am Georgina’, in which cameras were given access to film around the couple’s £5million Madrid pad.Their huge garage appeared in various snippets across the show, where mood lighting, car company logs and glossy flooring made for every motorist’s dream.Perfectly lined up were the five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s spectacular array of some of the greatest and rarest cars around, which were enough to make your average supercar collector gawk.On one end was Ronaldo’s Bugatti Chiron worth £2.15million, with the 260mph car having been bought back in 2017 alongside some promos he did for the company.Next to that was his £500,000 Ferrari 599 GTO followed by a £750,000 McLaren Senna, one of only 500 models, which the Portugal captain bought in 2019.Continuing the line-up round the garage was his Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe bought in 2008 during his first stint at United, and a £330,000 Rolls-Royce Cullinan.Which one of Cristiano Ronaldo's cars is your favourite? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

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Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that he will not be pressuring his son to play football as he grows older.

Coleen Rooney has paid tribute to her late sister, Rosie, on what would have been her 24th birthday. Taking to her Instagram page on Wednesday, the wife of Wayne Rooney posted a poignant picture of her sister posing with her eldest son Kai, now 13.MORE: Wayne and Coleen Rooney make rare glamorous red carpet appearance"Happy Birthday to our very special angel Rosie.