Speaking about Cristiano Ronaldo’s goalless run at Man United, Ralf Rangnick said after the Southampton game: “He would have wished to have scored, I would have wished him to score, the whole team would have.

“He had good chances – one of the biggest changes in the game when he went past the goalkeeper but it was cleared.”

Ronaldo had a huge chance to score in the 7th minute after rounding the Southampton goalkeeper but saw his effort cleared away from the goal.

His inability to score against the Saints means that Cristiano has now failed to score in his last 6 games, which his worst goal drought at club level since 2009.