After coming on as a substitute, Cristiano Ronaldo played as the center forward, while B. Fee, who had originally been filling in at center forward, was moved to the left wing.
B. Fee really had it tough at Manchester United. He had to play every position, practically a smaller version of Tang Ye.
Cristiano Ronaldo did not say anything after coming on. He simply maintained an extremely serious expression.
The reality was that the Portuguese star found it difficult to get opportunities from Erik ten Hag.
So all Cristiano Ronaldo could do now was make sure he performed well enough in every minute he spent on the pitch. Only then could he gradually earn Erik ten Hag's trust.
This was supposed to be something young players did. Yet Cristiano Ronaldo had already won five Ballon d'Ors and still had to deal with this. It was truly frustrating.
Because of those concerns, Cristiano Ronaldo pressed noticeably more frequently than before.
Though he still fell somewhat short of B. Fee's aggressive pressing high up the pitch, the gap was not that large.
Smack!
Hakan Çalhanoğlu threaded a through ball forward to Edin Džeko. After receiving it, Inter Milan's center forward immediately wanted to find Lautaro Martínez, only to discover Matthijs de Ligt charging straight at him.
With no other choice, he had to put his foot on the ball and hold it up himself.
Once de Ligt shifted slightly out of position, Edin Džeko chose to pass back to Vidal.
Smack!
Tang Ye appeared from nowhere and sent Vidal straight to the ground with a sliding tackle that took both man and ball.
"Oh!!!"
"Beep beep beep beep!!!!"
Inter Milan's fans thought the referee had called a foul on Tang Ye, but since Tang Ye had touched the ball first, the referee