Ronaldo Shows Class After Touching Gesture To Man United Youngster Who Missed Penalty Against Middlesbrough

• Cristiano Ronaldo is a man of class both on and off the pitch and he again showed it after consoling Anthony Elanga for missing a penalty
• Elanga missed the decisive kick as Manchester United crashed out of the FA Cup, losing to Middlesbrough 8-7 on penalties after the match finished 1-1 at Old Trafford
• After missing his penalty, Elanga looked emotional and needed to be consoled by his teammates

Cristiano Ronaldo was one of the senior players to console youngster Anthony Elanga after he missed the decisive penalty in Manchester United's shoot-out defeat to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup, The Sun UK and Daily Mail report.

After 15 successive penalties, Elanga stepped forward to take the 16th kick from the spot, but the 19-year-old sent his effort over the bar.

His miss from the spot gave Championship side Middlesbrough an 8-7 victory on penalties against Man United after a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes.

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Shortly after missing, a heartbroken Elanga marched into the tunnel, as several Man United stars rushed to console him.

Ronaldo was one of the first Man Utd players to run over to Elanga and give him the support he needed.

The Portuguese superstar who also missed a penalty himself during normal time in the game could be seen giving the teenager some words of advice.

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Sports Brief earlier reported that Ralf Ragnick says Manchester United only have themselves to blame after they were dumped out of the FA Cup by Championship side Middlesbrough.

Jadon Sancho put Manchester United into a deserved lead after the Red Devils had dominated the first half at Old Trafford.

But Matt Crooks would then score a controversial equalizer for the Championship side after the ball hit the hand of his teammate in the build-up.

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The Red Devils will go on to lose the fifth-round encounter via penalties 8-7 after Anthony Elanga blasted his penalty over the crossbar.

Ralf Ragnick speaking after the loss has now blamed United’s loss on missed scoring opportunities his team refused to convert during the game.