Well done Ronaldo for *checks notes* turning up to work. What a man.
‘Cristiano Ronaldo’s reaction following his explosive refusal to come on against Tottenham has been a positive one.’‘After such a confrontation it would have been quite easy for Ronaldo to stand his ground even further, dig his heels in and make the situation truly untenable.’‘There is precedence for this. In 2011, Carlos Teves refused Roberto Mancini’s orders to come on for a Manchester City match against Bayern Munich.
A month ago Liverpool had beaten Ajax 2-1 and were facing a pretty poor Rangers side in back-to-back games, so yes, many of us did expect exactly this scenario. And we suspect Klopp would not have laughed at all; his memory probably stretches back all of three years to the last time Liverpool opened their Champions League campaign with defeat at Napoli and still qualified for the last 16 with ease.
‘If we are being realistic, Liverpool have been lucky to feature in the same group as both Ajax, along with Rangers, who have been absolutely hopeless.Exactly Charlie, so why the hell did you pretend this was anything close to a surprise?Mirror football