Compilation of all of Cristiano Ronaldo's misses vs Real Sociedad has gone viral, he was so wasteful

But the Portuguese superstar could not get off the mark for the new season despite a number of opportunities.

He found himself clear in behind in the 13th minute but his touch was off and the opposition defenders recovered well.

The 37-year-old had the same issue not long after when Christian Eriksen slipped him in, while he was also strangely slack with his heading ability from crosses.

Ronaldo did have the ball in the net when his header beat Alex Remiro but he had strayed offside and so the goal was chalked off.

He hit the wall from free-kick and also could only put the ball wide from a smart Fred-cut-back.

It wasn't as if Real Madrid's record goalscorer didn't have good quality service, he just didn't make the most of it and spurned plenty of chances.

And Ronaldo was subject to plenty of brutal comments on social media from fans after a disappointing display:

Former Liverpool player Steve Nicol was critical of Ronaldo's performance and says he is looking every bit his age nowadays.

"That’s kind of what springs to my mind. And he did have another look.

"He had a couple of other chances, not as good as that one, but there was just something missing.

"That’s what I think about when I think of this game. There wasn’t much in it between the two sides, not that many chances in the game.

"But that’s the only thing I can think of. The fact that Ronaldo was clean through and looked every one of those 36, 37 years."

Prior to the defeat to La Real, United had won four straight games, with the likes of Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford, Antony and Anthony Elanga all performing well for Erik ten Hag's side.