Son Heung-min (Tottenham) suffered a rout in front of his idol Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United).
Tottenham suffered a 0-3 loss in the 10th round of the English Premier League (EPL) for the 2021-2022 season against Manchester United (Man United) held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 31st. Tottenham Hotspur, who have lost two consecutive losses, are in 8th place (15 points), and Manchester United have moved up to fifth place (17 points) after losing 4 matches (1 draw and 3 losses).
Heung-min Son started and played full-time on that day, but he failed to increase his attacking points, such as recording three shots without on-target shots. On the other hand, Ronaldo scored the first goal in the 39th minute and then assisted Edinson Cavani’s goal in the 19th minute of the second half. After the match, Ronaldo was selected as the ‘King of the Match’, which corresponds to the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the game. “Tottenham are going through a difficult time. When Harry Kane failed to do his job, all the burden was shifted to Heung-Min Son. Son Heung-min alone carries a lot of energy and responsibility.” Son Heung-min has revealed Ronaldo as an idol and role model several times in the past. Before the match, Son Heung-min played Ronaldo twice. The first match was in October 2017 in the UEFA Champions League Group H, where Ronaldo was with Real Madrid (Spain). Heung-Min Son came in as a substitute in the 44th minute of the second half. In July 2019, they met at the International Champions Cup (ICC), a friendly competition. At that time, Ronaldo started side by side with two players for Juventus (Italy). Heung-Min Son was substituted at the start of the second half. This day’s match is the first in the EPL. Reporter Dongwook Kim creating@donga.com Go to reporter page>
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