Premier League - Fergie: Ronaldo strop 'fabulous'

Eurosport - Mon, 11 May 15:11:00 2009

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson brushed off the petulant reaction of Cristiano Ronaldo to his second-half substitution at Old Trafford and claimed it was exactly the kind of response he wanted.

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Ronaldo was substituted an hour into United's 2-0 win against Manchester City after earlier driving home a 30-yard free-kick to put the Red Devils in front.

The win took United to within four points of an 18th league championship, although it did not seem the 24-year-old World Player of the Year was in a mood to celebrate, swiping angrily at a bib as he made his way off the field before sitting in the dug-out shaking his head.

"It is great that he wanted to play on," said Ferguson. "It is fabulous. But I have to look at the big picture. He produced an incredible performance against Arsenal on Tuesday. He ran his socks off."

He added: "Now I have Wednesday and Saturday to look after. There is no problem."

Ferguson refused discuss the Carlos Tevez situation.

In an interview published on Monday morning, Tevez admitted his United days were almost at an end, with the Old Trafford hierarchy not even making an offer to keep him when his loan deal expires in four games' time.

Ferguson still picked the Argentina star this afternoon and was rewarded with a superb goal just before the break.

Tevez reacted by ignoring all efforts at a communal celebration, running to the dug-out where he cupped his hands round his ears in order to listen to the celebrations as, directly in front of him, Ferguson looked on.

"If he keeps scoring there will be absolutely no problem," said Ferguson before declaring, "nothing has changed" when asked if there had been any developments on the Tevez contract situation.

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  1. ronaldo is on his way to madrid......

    From sid, on Sat 16 May 12:43PM
  2. Both brilliant players. I reckon Ronaldo will stay­ (obviously) but Tevez thats a @#$%e I dont think­ another team is suitable for him.

    From Nath, on Mon 11 May 7:18PM
  3. i was born in 1990 and i have celebrated­ liverpool"s title win and now i am 19 years old­ still no hope for a league tittle.what a shame.all the­ talk by gerrad about winning the tittle is nothing.only­ this year MAN UNITED are equalling the liverpool record­ and possibly surpass it come on 19 years is a long wait

    From Courage Lovemore, on Mon 11 May 6:26PM
  4. You are right Jeemy, Fergie knows what he is doing. ­ But I feel so sorry for Tevez though. He is a­ brilliant player and it showed yesterday when he scored­ that incredible goal against Man City. I dont want to­ see him going to Chelsea. He wouldnt be happy there. ­ His heart is with Man United. Why dont Fergie sign him­ up. The Man U fans love him to bits.

    From LINDA D, on Mon 11 May 6:24PM
  5. sorry but ronaldo is a cheatin divin little striker!!!

    From smiley123, on Mon 11 May 5:50PM
  6. more people who know nuthing johnxp. Fergie didnt have­ money when he got the man utd job and he didnt spend­ loads he won three titles spending next to nuthing cuz­ he only bought cantona when he won his first title. U­ should really take a look at your football knowledge­ cuz still to this day he is the only manager to bring­ through so many players from the youth set up at united­ and still wn trophies. Beckham, the nevilles,­ giggs,sharpe,scholes,butt, brown,fletcher,eagles,evans­ to name a few.and each of these players has won the­ premiership with united. Fergie made united into the­ club they are and desrves the money he gets to spend­ nowadays.At least we didnt get the money handed to us­ we won trophies and made it ourself unlike teams like­ city and chelsea.

    From jeemy.wilson, on Mon 11 May 5:06PM
  7. if fergi does not sign tevez he needs his head feeling­ because tevez is a better play then bertie - keep tevez­ get shut off bertie- he is s--- get shut of nani get in­ frank riprey , keep ronald , tevez , anderson , get­ shut of owen hardgreaves always injured with gary­ neville . manchester united champions once again .­ liverpool , chelsea , arsenal , man-city , aston villa­ with nothing again lol.. we r the champions and we will­ win more next season .. liverpool r @#$% ... andy gray­ has not got a clue what he is on about . he must be on­ something talking about football his days has gone a­ long time ago in the 1970s lol... shut ur trap andy­ grey scottish twit lol. mufc for ever ...

    From Alan, on Mon 11 May 5:02PM
  8. xxjohnxpxx- that theory is complete rubbish, look what­ has happened at other teams that have had money thrown­ at them, they either get no where or they fall apart­ because the "stars" get too big for their­ boots. Fergies skills lie in man management aswell as­ football management, something which money cant buy,­ but whic often gets overlooked by idiotic fans like­ you.

    From simon, on Mon 11 May 5:01PM
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    give any manager the money fergie has spent & they­ will win things,even shearer would win the league with­ manu,in fact give any ordinary football supporter­ fergies job & they would win the premiership

    From xxjohnxpxx, on Mon 11 May 4:09PM
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    give any manager the money fergie has spent & they­ will win things,even shearer would win the league with­ manu,in fact give any ordinary football supporter­ fergies job & they would win the premiership

    From xxjohnxpxx, on Mon 11 May 4:09PM
  11. Ronaldo is a great and a phenomenal player, possibly­ the best but his arrogance and character does not­ exemplify the marks of the best player. I'm not­ trying to hate on this great talent but he is­ definitely not the best as his recent reaction and show­ of pride has proven so.

    From jaosepha, on Mon 11 May 4:04PM
  12. Whether you guys like it or not... Christiano Ronaldo­ is a special player and deep down in your hearts you­ all wish he played for your team! There are players­ with worse attitude out there *cough*Drogba*cough* with­ half the talent... so i rather have C. Ronaldo in my­ team.

    From Inbaraj, on Mon 11 May 3:55PM
  13. to all u anti man u fans ronaldo is a key player for­­ man united and ur all jelous
    u don't hav a player­­ with the hunger he has for football
    i can understand­­ ronaldo's fustration.
    man u fans don't forget­­ dat ronaldo scored dat goal vs porto to get us through­­ to the semi vs arsenal and played the ball in for park­­ to score and scored a double against the gunners­­ without him we wouldn't be in the champions leage­­ final and that as Rafa benitez would say is a FACT!!!

    From Man United, on Mon 11 May 3:41PM
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    Complete the following:

    "I think Donneysbeck is­ great because ......."

    From Gussy Fink-Nottle, on Mon 11 May 3:24PM
  15. No more Alan Hansen on TV. Bring in a real p;undit:­ DONNEYSBECK

    From Gussy Fink-Nottle, on Mon 11 May 3:23PM
  16. To Real Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan etc: forget­ Ronaldo, forget Tevez SIGN DONNEYSBECK!

    From Gussy Fink-Nottle, on Mon 11 May 3:22PM
  17. fergie your a snake in da grass m8,wont be drawn in on­ tevez future,tevez addmits hes got to go , so will he­ or wont he, stay that is.all man u supps want to keep­ him but the boss says no fergie doesnt give a­ s.h.i.t.y. bout man us fans .coz what he says ­ goes..bye bye tevez acrinton stanley needs you ..or­ get back to the malvinas you own man u jack poopo.ha­ ha .

    From brave heart., on Mon 11 May 2:55PM
  18. Andrew G, our second European Cup against Bayern was­ won with two goals both scored in stoppage time­ by......two substitutes! Sherringham and Solksjaer were­ their names. It's okay for you to be passionate­ about your team, well done. It's okay to dislike­ every other team on the planet if that's what you­ choose to do. If you want to argue against another­ teams achievements, being in possession of a few facts­ might help though. Also, please bear in mind that for­ as many goals scored in stoppage time by United,­ there's one for Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal too,­ and probably many other clubs up and down the country,­ regardless of what league they play in. United, like­ all of the very best teams, never quit. They keep­ playing and keep trying until the final whistle. If­ they didn't, they wouldn't be the best. Talks­ of conspiracy theories just don't hold water. If it­ were Liverpool in Uniteds position, you'd be­ cheering, and any talk of conspiracy by Liverpool would­ be dismissed as sour grapes. I know it's tough for­ any die-hard fan to take, but this season, Liverpool­ have been second best to United. Good luck for next­ year.

    From David, on Mon 11 May 2:47PM
  19. It is always entertaining reading these threads from a­ neutral point of view when it is Man U v Liverpool. The­ usual banter/argument is taken to another gormless­ level by Andrew G.
    Just picking on a couple of things,­ when referring to the added time against Bayern he­ states 'no subs', how did Sheringham &­ Solskjaer get on? The playing with honesty has got to­ be the joke of the decade.
    But I think we should­ excuse him since his use of "Nando" suggests­ he is about twelve years old.

    From neil.mel, on Mon 11 May 2:46PM
  20. how much u get paid for that speach jemmy. well your­ hero ferg pays everyone else you t.i.t.

    From brave heart., on Mon 11 May 2:45PM
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