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Anthony Elanga Started Running To The Corner To Celebrate Before Cristiano Ronaldo Even Hit Penalty

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Published 10:44 3 May 2022 GMT+1

Anthony Elanga Started Running To The Corner To Celebrate Before Cristiano Ronaldo Even Hit Penalty

That's confidence for you.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

Anthony Elanga was so confident Cristiano Ronaldo would score his penalty against Brentford that he started running to the corner flag to celebrate, seconds before the five-time Ballon d'Or winner had even struck the ball.

Ralf Rangnick's side earned all three points in their final home game of the season against Thomas Frank's side thanks to goals from Bruno Fernandes, Raphael Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo, who netted a 61st minute penalty to take his Premier League tally to 18 goals, was named Sky Sports' Man of the Match for his efforts against the Bees.

In truth, United have suffered a campaign to forget but one of the few positives has been the return of Ronaldo, who now sits third in the Premier League Golden Boot race behind Son Heung-Min and Mohamed Salah.

The 37-year-old once again played a key part at Old Trafford – a ground he has scored 13 goals at this season. And as he set himself to score to make it 2-0, teammate Anthony Elanga was in confident spirits.

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In fact, the academy product started making his way to the corner flag before Ronaldo had even hit the ball.

The influence of Cristiano Ronaldo is clear. Last month, he embraced nine United players ahead of their 3-2 win over Norwich City, once again proving he continues to be a huge figure in the dressing room.

Ralf Rangnick, meanwhile, gave Elanga another first-team start in the Premier League on Monday night and after the full-time whistle, Roy Keane praised the 20-year-old winger's performance against Thomas Frank's side.

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“Just the movement from Elanga, he’s very positive. Very good movement, but poor defending," the former United captain told Sky Sports.

“That’s what you want from young players. You got to mix your game up, when to go short, when to spin. It’s a good ball from Dalot.

“Right into the area and Fernandes, very simple but very effective. Lovely ball (from Elanga),” Keane added: “He’s definitely got a bright future. Everything he does, on the pitch, is always positive.”

It looks like Ronaldo may stay at Old Trafford for another season following Rangnick's post-match comments after the Brentford game.

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"This is a question you need to ask Erik ten Hag," Rangnick told Sky Sports when asked about the forward's future.

"He’s showed that he can still be a vital part of this team, but it’s obvious the team needs some more strikers. There should be two or three new strikers next season, it’s pretty obvious.

"If you think of Manchester City and Liverpool, they brought in [players] every transfer window.

"They strengthened the team, they brought in players not that popular at the time when they signed and developed into the two best teams in the world.

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"I wouldn’t be surprised if they play in the Champions League final in a few weeks.

"This shows it is possible that this can happen and it would not necessarily need three, four years in order to do that."

Featured Image Credit: Sky Sports

Topics: Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, Anthony Elanga, Premier League, Brentford

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack is a Senior Journalist who enjoys a long read. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day, and has interviewed a handful of FM's finest, including Freddy Adu, Supat Rungratsamee and Mika Aaritalo.

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