Cristiano Ronaldo did not play Manchester United’s match against Liverpool.© AFP
Liverpool fans put rivalry with Manchester United aside to show support to <a title="Cristiano Ronaldo‘ href=’https://sports.ndtv.com/football/players/90375-cristiano-ronaldo-playerprofile’>Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday, a day after the Portuguese star revealed his newborn baby son had died. Supporters from both sides stood to applaud during the seventh minute of a Premier League clash between English football’s two most successful clubs at Anfield, a reference to Ronaldo’s shirt number. Liverpool fans also sang their famous anthem “You’ll never walk alone”. Ronaldo missed the match to be with his family.
Watch: Liverpool fans’ touching gesture for Cristiano Ronaldo
Thank goodness that there’s still enough room for humanity.
Liverpool standing up for Ronaldo at the 7th minute to condole with him over the death of his child.
Quite beautiful to watch#LIVMUN pic.twitter.com/gD7ZVyAzkm— mc_akinola (@mc_akinola) April 19, 2022
“Family is more important than everything and Ronaldo is supporting his loved ones at this immensely difficult time,” United said in a statement earlier in the day.
“As such, we can confirm that he will not feature in the match against Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday evening and we underline the family’s request for privacy.”
Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez had revealed in a social media post last October that the couple was expecting twins.
They confirmed the birth of a baby daughter at the same time as revealing their son’s death.
The couple, who met during Ronaldo’s time at Real Madrid, have a four-year-old daughter together, while Ronaldo has three other children.
Promoted
Liverpool went on to win the match 4-0, thanks to a Mohamed Salah brace and goals from Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane.
Liverpool went to the top of the table with the result, while Manchester United’s hopes for a top four finish took a blow.
Topics mentioned in this article