Cristiano Ronaldo has hailed Al-Nassr’s performance on Tuesday (April 4) over Al-Adalah, urging them to keep moving forward.
Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr picked up an impressive 5-0 win in the Saudi Pro League clash at the Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Stadium. The captain picked up an impressive brace. Anderson Talsica netted twice, while Ayman Ahmed scored in injury time to secure the emphatic win. The win saw second-placed Al-Nassr keep the pressure on leaders Al-Hilal, who are just a point ahead.
Ronaldo appeared to be in a jubilant mood as he congratulated his team on Instagram for their remarkable performance away from home.
He wrote:
“Great team performance - we keep pushing forward 💪🏽”
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring for Al-Nassr in the 40th minute from the spot. After Abdulelah Al Amri drew a foul inside the area, the 38-year-old stepped up and found the bottom-left corner with a thumping finish.
His second came in the 66th minute from a pass from Talisca. He dispatched a powerful left-footed drive from the left side of the box to find the bottom-right corner. Ronaldo has now scored 11 goals in nine Saudi Pro League games this season.
Piers Morgan slams Erik ten Hag for trying to replace Cristiano Ronaldo with Wout Weghorst
Cristiano Ronaldo fan and British broadcaster Piers Morgan took to Twitter following the Portuguese superstar’s impressive brace against Al-Adalah. The Arsenal supporter hailed Ronaldo for his performance and had a go at Erik ten Hag for signing Wout Weghorst as the legendary No. 7's replacement.
He wrote afer Al-Nassr’s win on Tuesday:
“Two more goals for @Cristiano so far tonight, including this superb one which once again suggests Ten Hag’s decision to dump him for Wout Weghorst was one of the worst in football history.”
Manchester United signed Weghorst on loan from Burnley in January after Ronaldo had left Old Trafford as a free agent. Weghorst has been regularly selected by Ten Hag, featuring 19 times across competitions, but scoring only twice.