Ronaldo scores as Manchester United defeats Brentford 3 – 0

On Monday, May 2^nd, 2022 Cristiano Ronaldo continues his usual and expected dominance as the chosen striker shined in an otherwise fairly disappointing 2021 – 2022 European football season for the Manchester United football club.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Goal

Make that 18 – total goals in the English Premier League (EPL) for the Portugal superstar forward following Cristiano converting on a penalty – kick that he just so happened to earn himself during Manchester United’s 3 to 0 victory over Brentford on Monday, May 2^nd, 2022.

Ronaldo also had another potential goal disallowed at the legendary and historic Old Trafford Stadium by the near measure of a narrow offside call as Man U saved one of their best presentations of the 2021 – 2022 European football season for their final home game of the competition. Bruno Fernandes and Raphael Varane were the other 2 – players for Manchester United to score a goal for their club, and Varane experienced his 1^st – goal score during a professional English football match.

This win kept alive, at least in mathematically terms, the 6^th – placed Manchester United’s possibility of finishing in the top – 4 and qualifying for the next season’s Champions League competition.

Even though Manchester United has just 2 – matches remaining, and they are a total of 5 – points behind the current 4^th– placed Arsenal, and 3 – points behind Tottenham Hotspur, with both rivals still having 4 – games left to play Manchester United still remains optimistic as they have no other choice but to be positive at this point in the season.

Ronaldo, who has found the back of the net in each of his past 4 – games, is third on the English Premier League’s list of top scorers behind only Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah with 22 – goals and Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung – min with 19 – goals.

Ronaldo will be back once again next year, unlike some of the other players in Manchester United’s top level of football players.

Manchester United supporters gave a standing ovation to the departing veterans such as Nemanja Matic and Juan Mata as they were substituted – out for what seems to be their final Old Trafford Stadium playing appearances for Manchester United. This occasion also marks the final home match in charge for Manchester United’s interim manager, Ralf Rangnick, who will be ultimately replaced by Erik ten Hag during the upcoming pro football offseason.

This past Monday, May 2^nd, 2022 marked a year ever since the postponement of Manchester United’s home game versus Liverpool in which the fans made it clear that they were quite angry at the ownership of the Glazer family throughout the resurgence of the European Super League debacle.

The Manchester United fans have found a way to protest at each and every of Manchester United’s last 3 – home matches, and the anti – Glazer family sentiment was obvious prior to, during, and after the victory vs. Brentford this week.

This marked the 1^st – contest that Brentford has just so happened to lose with Christian Eriksen on the football club, and he ultimately pulled the strings for the golden London squad’s 1^st – competitive game at the historic Old Trafford Stadium since way back in 1975.

The Goals of the Match

Anthony Elanga set the stage with the 1^st – goal of this match during the 9^th – minute of game action as Elanga scampering right down the line as he completed a nice cross – kick for Fernandes to snap home for a sweet goal score.

Ronaldo was providing a large handful of problems for Brentford as he was witnessed forcing David Raya in to an uncomfortable save on a long – range free – kick, and then he energetically made a strong claim that he should have been awarded a penalty right after Mads Bech Sorensen’s challenge.

Then Cristiano vigorously flicked a nice little pass on to the foot of Mata that missed just wide of the near post on his first English Premier League start of the 2021 – 2022 season. The roles were eventually reversed when Mata broke down the left – side, and he sent over a low cross – kick that found Ronaldo who squeaked one past Raya for a finesse – goal score. Mata and Ronaldo were seen celebrating together, only for the goal score to be ruled out following a VAR review of the call on the pitch.

Manchester United created breathing space during the 61^st – minute of game play when Ronaldo was trampled over in the box by Rico Henry prior to sending Raya the wrong way in front of an ecstatic Stretford End.

Ahead of the final goal, Pontus Jansson nearly turned a cross – kick from Ronaldo in to his own goal score, but the shot fell in behind for a corner – kick. Telles swung it in, and Varane hooked home the ball for the final score of the game on a minor deflection on it’s way home to the back of the net.

Sources:

The Associated Press News Services. “Ronaldo scores again, Man United beats Brentford 3 – 0 in EPL”. The Associated Press. May 1, 2022.

ESPN News Services. “English Premier League Table 2021 – 22”. ESPN. May 3, 2022.