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However, it was Arsenal who took the lead against the hosts as early as the 13th minute. Emile Smith Rowe stunned the Manchester United faithful after a calamitous incident off an Arsenal corner. David de Gea stayed down after a collision with Fred as Smith Rowe took advantage of the situation by firing the ball into the back of the net. It took Manchester United only about 12 minutes in the second half to edge themselves ahead of Arsenal. Diogo Dalot released Marcus Rashford down the flanks and the Englishman drilled a low cross into the path of Cristiano Ronaldo. The 34-year-old guided the ball into the back of the net to pull Manchester United ahead. But the joy was short-lived for Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo as Arsenal found the equalizer just two minutes later, in the 54th minute. Martin Odegaard rifled his shot past De Gea after being on the end of a cross from Gabriel Martinelli. There was more drama in store as Odegaard quickly turned from hero to villain for Arsenal. The Norwegian brought down Fred from behind inside the penalty area and after consulting VAR, referee Martin Atkinson pointed to the spot. Cristiano Ronaldo stepped up and converted the spot-kick before wheeling away in celebration. The Portuguese smashed his penalty straight down the middle as Ramsdale dived to the left. Manchester United fans raised their decibel levels as the home team regained the advantage. The win now means Manchester United are just two points behind Arsenal with 21...

Following his departure from Old Trafford, there was always speculation about his next club, with many European clubs being linked as well. However, Ronaldo has now joined Al Nassr on a two-and-a-half-year contract. He will earn around €200 million per year at the Saudi Arabian outfit, including commercial deals. Al Nassr and Cristiano Ronaldo's statement after historic signing Sharing Ronaldo's signing on social media, Al Nassr put up a collaboration post with the forward that read: "This is more than history in the making. This is a signing that will not only inspire our club to achieve even greater success but inspire our league, our nation and future generations, boys and girls to be the best version of themselves. Welcome @cristiano to your new home @alnassr_fc" Meanwhile, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner himself shared his thoughts on the move, as he said (via Fabrizio Romano): “I’m thrilled for a new experience in a different league and a different country, the vision that Al Nassr has is very inspiring. I’m very excited to join my teammates and to help the team to achieve more success." Before his exit from Manchester United, the legendary forward had scored three goals in 16 games across competitions this season. He could also score just one goal at the were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Morocco. Ronaldo will hope to find his form back in the Saudi Arabian league with Al Nassr as he gets closer to retirement.

Kylian Mbappe has played down his rivalry with Manchester City forward Erling Haaland when quizzed whether their battle can dominate the world of football like the rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Messi and Ronaldo share 12 Ballon d’Or titles between them and dominated the sport like few others before them, however, Mbappe feels that the two ‘eternals’ redefined an era, and no other players can emulate a similar showdown. Mbappe also said that he was ‘lucky’ to play against Cristiano and alongside Lionel Messi at Paris Saint-Germain. The Argentine world cup winner recently left PSG after the expiry of his contract and is due to join Inter Miami as a free agent. Mbappe himself has informed PSG that he will not trigger the clause to extend his own contract beyond 2024, further adding fuel to the fire about his links with Real Madrid. ALSO READ| The French forward spoke to Italian media outlet La Gazzetta dello Sport and when quizzed about his potential rivalry with Haaland developing as the next Ronaldo-Messi battle, he was quick to say that every few years there’s a rivalry between two players but to sustain it for so long as Messi and Ronaldo did would be difficult. “Things should be read differently. It happens perhaps every fifty years or more to have two players like Messi and Ronaldo at such levels for so long. We lived through an exceptional era and I hope the fans took advantage of it," said Mbappe. Kylian added, “I was lucky enough to play against...