The grasp and his apprentice! Cristiano Ronaldo is pictured consoling Anthony Elanga - 18 years his junior - after teenager's missed penalty sends Manchester United crashing out of the FA Cup in opposition to Middlesbrough
Cristiano Ronaldo was pictured consoling Manchester United teenager Anthony Elanga, after the Swedish teenager missed a penalty in opposition to Middlesbrough.
The Pink Devils had been knocked out of the FA Cup by Chris Wilder's facet on penalties after Elanga's spot-kick miss gave Boro an 8-7 shootout victory, following a 1-1 attract regulated time.
Wanting dejected after his miss, Elanga was shortly swarmed on by United team-mates in addition to Ronaldo, who appeared to supply the teenager some recommendation.
Ronaldo missed a spot-kick of his personal earlier within the sport when the rating was 0-0, however smashed residence his penalty within the shootout.
Elanga was the sixteenth taker after each single Man United and Middlesbrough participant buried their penalty's at the back of the online.
The Swedish teen was Ralf Rangnick's eighth penalty taker, which means it had come all the way down to gamers who don't initially put themselves ahead.
Ralf Rangnick and Bruno Fernandes had been pictured consoling Elanga after the essential second and he'll want the workforce to rally round him now.
The miss will come as an actual blow to the 19-year-old, who has not too long ago made a reputation for himself within the first-team with spectacular performances of their Premier League video games.
The Swede scored his first league aim in United's 3-1 away win in opposition to Brentford final month and has featured in each sport since.
