Cristiano Ronaldo: Man Utd star gave De Gea goalkeeper advice v Atletico

Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to be giving David de Gea goalkeeper advice during the second half of Manchester United’s 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night.

Atletico dominated the opening 45 minutes at the Wanda Metropolitano and deservedly went into half-time with a 1-0 lead thanks to Joao Felix’s early header.

Diego Simeone’s side also looked the better team during the early stages of the second half and there was a curious moment between Ronaldo and De Gea when the visitors were defending another attack.

Ronaldo, who was visibly frustrated for large periods of the match, was seen making a beeline for De Gea before having words with his goalkeeper.

Watch the footage here:

i laughed. does de gea not feel ashamed pic.twitter.com/VHXjZNGwuv

Was the legendary Portuguese forward unhappy with De Gea’s reluctance to claim crosses? His distribution?

Whatever the reason, De Gea appeared to take Ronaldo’s words of wisdom onboard.

Let’s check out some of the reaction from fans on social media:

Nothing to see here, just Ronaldo teaching the highest paid goalkeeper of all time how to claim a cross. pic.twitter.com/5amUBlDxxt

Ronaldo and Pogba telling De Gea off for doing what he always does, not claiming crosses and poor distributionStandards FC must wake up, his CV means nothing in the current generation of goalkeepers pic.twitter.com/I3kWbdSYj7

Ronaldo, who has punished Atletico on numerous occasions throughout his illustrious career but was unable to make a significant contribution on Wednesday evening, looked unhappy as he left the pitch – even though United managed to salvage a draw thanks to Anthony Elanga’s late equaliser.

However, he posted a positive message on Instagram after the match.

“Always a great