Man United

Manchester United have received no interest in Cristiano Ronaldo despite making him available on a free transfer since the summer, sources have told ESPN.

Sources have said that there is a hope within Old Trafford that clubs could emerge as potential options for Ronaldo if he enjoys a productive World Cup with Portugal in Qatar next month. [Manchester United](/soccer/team?id=360) have received no interest in [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/22774/Cristiano-Ronaldo) despite making him available on a free transfer since the summer, sources have told ESPN. [Ronaldo will miss](/soccer/manchester-united-engman_utd/story/4776516/man-uniteds-cristiano-ronaldo-left-old-trafford-before-full-time-in-win-over-tottenham-sources) Saturday's Premier League game against [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363) at Stamford Bridge after being dropped by manager Erik ten Hag as punishment for [refusing to play ](/soccer/manchester-united-engman_utd/story/4777310/man-uniteds-cristiano-ronaldo-refused-to-come-on-during-win-over-tottenham-erik-ten-hag)as a substitute in Wednesday's 2-0 win against Tottenham at Old Trafford.

Casemiro scored his first goal for Manchester United with a dramatic headed equaliser four minutes into stoppage time against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

[Ruben Loftus-Cheek](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/186505/Ruben-Loftus-Cheek) struggled to make any impact in the centre of the pitch. [Raphael Varane](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/153053/Raphaël-Varane) to what appeared to be a worrying injury in the second half. Kante and Jorginho are both in their 30s and Kovacic, at 28, is arguably beyond the peak of his career. [Match report: Chelsea 1-1 Man United](/soccer/report?gameId=637947) But Ten Hag is clearly a spiky character and the players he has added to the squad since taking charge have given United the physical edge they have lacked for too long. But [Brazil](/soccer/team?id=205) international Casemiro, a £70 million summer signing from [Real Madrid](/soccer/team?id=86), salvaged a point for United by beating McTominay to a cross and heading the ball past goalkeeper Kepa, who had pushed it onto the post. And Casemiro showed his experience with a series of tactical fouls that helped halt Chelsea attacks. [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363) and [Manchester United](/soccer/team?id=360) played out a tight 1-1 Premier League draw at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Last season, and repeatedly since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013, United have been a soft touch on the pitch with opponents too often winning the physical battle over the 90 minutes. McTominay had foolishly wrestled Broja to the ground in front of referee Stuart Attwell, leaving the official with no option but to award a penalty. [Best/worst performers](#bestworst) [Highlights and notable moments](#highlights)

Cristiano Ronaldo dropped by Erik ten Hag for their trip to Chelsea after refusing to come on as a late substitute against Tottenham before leaving early; ...

"They beat Spurs the other night and thought they'd won the European Cup. They got hammered against Man City [without him], they lost to Brighton, they lost to Brentford, they've drawn today and celebrated like they've won the league. "He has to take his punishment. Can he get back into the team before the World Cup? "Everyone was saying after the Spurs game it was Manchester United's best performance in years. "They asked the manager in the press conference about Ronaldo refusing to come on but they should have asked him when was he going to put him on? Cristiano is too good a player, too fantastic a character and the club have got to move on. "I'm going to try and defend him. 'I count on him') and that he "counts" on him for the rest of the season, but Sky Sports pundit Neville believes the 37-year-old should leave. Let’s focus on this game, it was a good game for my team and I have to compliment my team. That has been brewing over the last few weeks," said Keane. Because this has to end," said Neville.

Manchester United snatched a deserved point at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening as Casemiro rose to head home his first goal for the club in injury-time ...

Casemiro leaped up to meet it and while Kepa got a touch to it, the ball bounced off the post and over the line as the Brazilian wheeled away in a euphoric celebration to celebrate his first Reds goal. With six minutes of added time given, Shaw drove down the left-hand side and floated a ball into the area. Mason Mount found Raheem Sterling in a big amount of space, but a combination of Casemiro getting tight to him and Dalot putting pressure on Aubameyang squandered the chance for the Blues. There was a blow for United on the hour-mark when Rafael Varane picked up a serious-looking injury which forced the Frenchman off. And it nearly paid off when Shaw picked the ball up from a Christian Eriksen pass. It would have been a harsh result on the Reds, but the drama didn't end there as United fought back to grab a deserved point in injury time.

Chelsea news: How the national media reacted to the Blues drawing to Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.

"It had been a game of stratagems and counter-stratagems, plans made and then remade, two coaches trying to control the space on the pitch with the space in their heads. They are locked together in fourth and fifth places, with Chelsea a point ahead. Both look like sides who will press hard for the top four and elevate their ambitions next season." The aggrieved fans of Cristiano Ronaldo, banished from the squad for his petulance, were queuing up to say how much he had been missed. By the end of this taut and thrilling match, the iPads and the tactics boards had been stashed away. Graham Potter and Erik ten Hag stood on the touchline, contemplating this 1-1 draw, looking drained and perhaps even a little concussed by the experience. It did not feel right they should be on the losing side. But that was cancelled out, though, by a header from Casemiro in the dying embers as United took home a point." Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes had been the best players on the pitch for much of the match. "There have been more consequential games between Chelsea and Manchester United over the years. Here's how the national media reacted to proceedings at SW6: [The Daily Star](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/everything-erik-ten-hag-right-28305007) Better and more exciting games.

After labouring all through the game with no goals to show for their effort, Jorginho fired the Blues ahead from the penalty...

Good journalism costs a lot of money. For continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the country we ask you to consider making a modest support to this noble endeavour. The bad situation for the Reds could have gotten worse but the goalkeeper, Alisson, made a string of saves as he was arguably Liverpool’s best player in a defeat to the bottom-of-the-table club. The 55th-minute goal by the Nigerian striker proved to be the winning goal as Nottingham Forest battled to a 1-0 victory over the Reds. Awoniyi on Saturday became the first Nottingham Forest player to score in each of his first three Premier League starts at the City Ground. After labouring all through the game with no goals to show for their effort, Jorginho fired the Blues ahead from the penalty spot in the 87th minute.