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Cristiano Ronaldo: When Aston Villa's Emiliano Martinez trolled Man Utd superstar in 2021

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Emiliano Martinez once proved the ultimate wind-up merchant when Manchester United were awarded a last-minute penalty in their Premier League clash with Aston Villa. The Villans were underdogs heading into the encounter at Old Trafford but found themselves 1-0 up in the dying minutes of the match after Kourtney Hause headed home from a Douglas Luiz corner.

Man Utd got the opportunity to rescue a point, though, when referee Mike Dean pointed to the spot for a clumsy handball in injury time.

Villa fans surely feared the worst given the ultra-reliable Cristiano Ronaldo was on the pitch. But to the surprise of many, it was in fact Bruno Fernandes that stepped up to take the penalty.

It's not often you see Ronaldo let a teammate take such an important set-piece, and given his reputation in pressure situations, one would have presumed Martinez would have been over the moon to see him far away from the ball.

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