Ronaldo’s United seek response Cristiano Ronaldo

LONDON. — All eyes are once again on Cristiano Ronaldo as Manchester United aim make amends for a shock Champions League defeat to Young Boys.

The Red Devils head to West Ham tomorrow.

Second-placed Chelsea are behind United, only on goals scored, and will look to extend their unbeaten start in a London derby at Tottenham.

Liverpool and Manchester City will not expect to be troubled when Crystal Palace and Southampton visit Anfield and the Etihad respectively today.

But, the pressure is on under-fire Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta when the Gunners travel to fellow strugglers Burnley.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has demanded an immediate response from United after the optimism engendered by Ronaldo’s return was punctured in Bern.

Solskjaer’s side had won three of their first four matches in an unbeaten start to the Premier League campaign, including a Ronaldo-inspired rout of Newcastle on the Portuguese superstar’s Old Trafford return last weekend.

Ronaldo was on target again in Bern, but United succumbed after Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s red card to lose to the lowest seed in their Champions League group.

“Our attitude is like you’d expect; focused, a little disappointed but not too downbeat,” Solskjaer said. “It’s a setback, we have to do better.”

It was Jesse Lingard’s woeful backpass that condemned United to defeat against Young Boys.

Lingard is back at United after shining on loan at West Ham in the second half of last season.

The Hammers were keen to sign Lingard on a permanent basis, but Solskjaer convinced him to stay and retains his faith in the England international.

“We really want to see the best of Jesse this season and we hope to see him, we support him, and we hope to keep him here with us. He’s a Red through and through,” Solskjaer added. Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku will go head to head with Tottenham’s Harry Kane in a fascinating shoot-out between two of the English Premier League’s leading marksmen.

Lukaku has made a flying start on his return to Chelsea following his club record £98 million move from Inter Milan.

 

English Premiership Fixtures

Today: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brentford (1:30pm); Liverpool v Crystal Palace (4pm); Burnley v Arsenal (4pm); Norwich City v Watford (4pm); Manchester City v Southampton (4pm); Aston Villa v Everton (6:30pm).

Tomorrow: Brighton v Leicester City (3pm); West Ham v Manchester United (3pm); Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea (5:30pm). — AFP.

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