New footage has emerged of the curious moment Cristiano Ronaldo blanked Jamie Carragher before Manchester Unitedâs 2-1 win over Liverpool on Monday night.Sky Sports were broadcasting live from the Old Trafford touchline prior to kick-off when Ronaldo walked over.The Portuguese superstar embraced his former teammates Gary Neville and Roy Keane but gave the cold shoulder to Carragher, much to the amusement of Man Utd fans.âOn the bench?â Keane said to Ronaldo.Unitedâs No. 7 replied: âWhat do you want me to do?ââGet in the team,â Keane replied, âpleasure to see you, Ronaldo.â
New footage of Ronaldo blanking Carragher emerges
One fan managed to record the incident from the stands - and it looks even more brutal on poor Carra from this new angle.
Check out the video here:
Carragher holds out his microphone as Ronaldo walks over but is completely ignored by the five-time Ballon dâOr winner.
Letâs check out some of the reaction:
Why did Ronaldo ignore Carragher?
Perhaps he didnât want to speak live on Sky Sports - although he could have at least acknowledged Carragherâs existence - but the legendary forwardâs ex-teammate Rio Ferdinand has his own theory.
âKnowing Cristiano Ronaldo, Jamie Carragherâs been very vocal about Cristiano Ronaldo being the problem and stuff like that,â Ferdinand said on FIVE, per the Daily Mail, earlier this week.
âTrust me, Cristiano wouldâve seen those comments and wouldâve been thinking walking over there: âIâll just let this guy know with a littleâ¦,â he needs to kind of calm him down, humiliate him and show him up, whatever way you want to dress it up live on TV.
âCristiano is very calculated, heâs very aware of whatâs going on, heâs not somebody who sits at home and switches off.â
How did Carragher react to Ronaldo blanking him?
Reacting to the viral clip, Carragher tweeted: âI get a custard pie for getting it right on Ronaldo from day one!
âThe custard pie for him from [Erik ten Hag] shows the Manager thinks the same!!
âMaybe the ex Man United Legends (sycophants!) will now agree with me.â
Ouch.
Does Carragher have a point about Ronaldo?
Itâs hard to see Ten Hag starting Ronaldo during Saturday lunchtimeâs Premier League clash against Southampton following the excellent team performance against Liverpool.
Itâs been reported that Ronaldo still wants to leave Old Trafford before the summer transfer window closes next week, although his options appear to be so limited that he may be forced to stay with the Red Devils until 2023.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 22: Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United interacts with Sky Sports Pundit, Roy Keane prior to the Premier League match between Manchester United and Liverpool FC at Old Trafford on August 22, 2022 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
If that happens, heâll probably need to get used to the unfamiliar feeling of spending time on the subsâ bench.