"Ship him to America, he is not deserving of Saudi" - Fans call out Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr teammate after loss to Al-Ittihad

Fans were unimpressed with Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr teammate Abdulrahman Ghareeb's performance in their clash against Al-Ittihad on Friday (December 6). The Saudi Pro League match ended in a 2-1 loss for the Knights of Najd at King Abdullah Sport City.

Following a goalless first half, Al-Ittihad opened the scoring with Karim Benzema's goal through an assist by Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti in the 55th minute. Cristiano Ronaldo netted the equalizer for Al-Nassr with a right-footed shot from an assist by Ângelo Gabriel in the 57th minute.

Abdulrahman Ghareeb came off the bench, replacing Ângelo on the pitch in the 72nd minute. Steven Bergwijn took the lead for the hosts after being set up by Mario Mitaj (90+1').

During his 18 minutes on the pitch, Abdulrahman Ghareeb had 23 touches, one key pass, and created one big chance while maintaining a pass accuracy of 93% (13/14). The 27-year-old winger missed a couple of attempts to contribute to the Knights of Najd's scoreline and lost possession six times.

Fans took to social media to slam Abdulrahman Ghareeb for his display in Al-Nassr's 2-1 loss to Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League. Here are some of the reactions from X:

One fan wrote:

"Ship Ghareeb to America he is not deserving of Saudi."

Another added:

"Ghareeb or whatever he is so shit man."

"I blame Ghareeb, Sultan, mane and Pioli for loss," chimed in another fan.

One account posted:

"Ghareeb and Sultan are really bad."

Another tweeted:

"Ghareeb was not even needed in this game ffs."

"Why the hell do you take out Angelo and put in Ghareeb who loses all the balls?" posted another.

One user wrote:

"You were saying excellent stuff till you said 'Ghareeb will get better' 😃 Ghareeb is one of the worst."

While another wrote:

"Ghareeb doesnt know how to cross a ball man🤦‍♂️ from side to side he send them."

Abdulrahman Ghareeb has registered three assists in 21 appearances for Al-Nassr so far this season. Since joining the Knights of Najd in 2022, the Al-Ahli academy graduate has recorded 14 goals and 22 assists in 90 matches across competitions.

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Cristiano Ronaldo pulls off the 'calma' celebration after scoring equalizer for Al-Nassr

Cristiano Ronaldo hit the 'calma' celebration after netting the equalizer in Al-Nassr's Saudi Pro League clash against Al-Ittihad. The Portuguese icon pulled off the iconic celebration for the first time in Real Madrid's 2-1 win LaLiga against Barcelona on April 21, 2012, at Camp Nou. He then celebrated by gesturing with his hands to the Blaugrana crowd to calm down before pointing to his chest.

Ronaldo hit the same iconic celebration after scoring against Al-Ittihad in the 57th minute. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner had 39 touches and two shots on target while maintaining a pass accuracy of 81% (21/26) in Al-Nassr's 13th Saudi Pro League clash of the season.

Cristiano Ronaldo has netted 16 goals and provided three assists in 19 appearances for the Knights of Najd in this ongoing campaign.