Five-time Ballon D’or winner Cristiano Ronaldo rescued a point for Manchester United in a 1-1 draw against Chelsea in Thursday Night’s Premier League fixture at Old Trafford.
The Portuguese, who has now scored United’s last five goals netted just a couple of minutes after the blues had taken a deserved 60th-minute lead through Marcos Alonso.
“Not only the goal Cristiano scored but his whole performance, his attitude at the age of 37, this is not normal to do that,” said Man United interim manager Rangnick.
Despite controlling much of the game, Chelsea failed to make the most of a host of chances in a contest between two teams’ whose tumultuous seasons are drifting toward their conclusion.
Chelsea remain a comfortable third on the EPL table, six points clear of Arsenal in fourth and eight points above fifth-placed Tottenham. United stay a further three points back in sixth, having played two games more than the sides above them, with the result doing little to resuscitate their long-shot hopes of making next season’s Champions League.
Remarkably, it was Cristiano’s first goal scored in 12 league appearances against Chelsea. It was also the Portuguese star’s 17th goal in the league this season, with only Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah having scored more.
Chelsea, who brought former Man United striker Romelu Lukaku off the bench, still had another chance to seal all three points but James’ effort with his weaker left foot cannoned off the outside of the post.