Portuguese football icon, Cristiano Ronaldo has written a statement on his social media platform, Instagram to apologize for walking out on his teammates in the Manchester United game against Tottenham on Tuesday.
The United legend walked out in the 89th minute of the match that his team won two goals to nothing.
Writing on Instagram, Ronaldo explained that ‘sometimes the heat of the moment gets the best of us’ as he apologise for his display.
Taking to his Instagram platform, he wrote;
“As I’ve always done throughout my career, I try to live and play respectfully towards my colleagues, my adversaries and my coaches.
That hasn’t changed.
I haven’t changed. I’m the same person and the same professional that I’ve been for the last 20 years playing elite football, and respect has always played a very important role in my decision making process.”
He went further to write;
“I started very young, the older and most experienced players examples were always very important to me. Therefore, later on, I’ve always tried to set the example myself for the youngsters that grew in all the teams that I’ve represented.
Unfortunately that’s not always possible and sometimes the heat of the moment get’s the best of us.”
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The concluding part of his statement reads;
“Right now, I just feel that I have to keep working hard in Carrington, support my teammates and be ready for everything in any given game.
Giving in to the pressure is not an option.
It never was.
This is Manchester United, and united we must stand. Soon we’ll be together again”
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