CRISTIANO RONALDO missed an OPEN GOAL against Omonia Nicosia as he fired another blank in his search for his 700th club strike.
The 37-year-old has been resigned to Europa League football this season after losing his place in Erik ten Hag’s first XI.
And the Portuguese legend, who has been stuck one goal short of the milestone since last month, was included in the starting line up for the trip to the Cypriot minnows.
And his night was summed up when the ball was put on a plate in front of him by Diogo Dalot.
With the goalkeeper stranded, all Ronaldo had to do was hit the target from six yards out.
But, incredibly, the misfiring forward saw his effort cannon off the post.
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The veteran forward threw his hands up in the air out of frustration after failing to find the back of the net when it was easier to score than miss.
To make things worse for Ronaldo, he saw team-mates Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial come off the bench to score within minutes of their introduction.
Rashford came on at half-time and had the ball in the back of the net eight minutes later, while Martial netted just two minutes after his introduction.
Rashford then netted again in a 3-2 victory for United, his second effort set up by Ronaldo.
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Although it did look like his tap-in at the back post from Ronaldo’s ball was in fact an effort at goal by the Portuguese ace.
The Red Devils appeared intent on getting Ronaldo his 100th goal as the full-time approached in Cyprus.
He saw a curling effort drift just wide of the post, before Rashford tried to tee him up for another open goal but got his pass all wrong.
And the veteran striker looked visibly frustrated as chance after chance came and went for him.
Ronaldo has scored just ONE goal so far this season – a penalty in the 2-0 win over Sheriff last month.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
