Ronaldo Proves Why He's One of the All Time Greats
Review
Another special review for All Things Away as this time we stay in Manchester and move to the red side and visit Manchester United who played Tottenham Hotspur
As there is a lot of demand for Manchester United tickets, it is advised to become a member of the club which comes at a cost of £25. The ticket for this game was £33 for 18-20 year olds. To watch a club as big as Manchester United in my opinion this is very good value. Overall I would rate the ticket prices at £58 for the first time buy a 7.
Getting to the stadium is very easy if you are going via train. Make sure that you give yourself plenty of time to get to and from the stadium. First you will get the train to Deansgate. Get off at the train station and go to the tram line that takes you to Old Trafford. As soon as you get off the tram it isn't a long walk and you can see the stadium you'll go past the cricket ground and about 3 minutes later your at the stadium. Overall the price for the train and tram is £6.90 for the single and then the tram you can get a day ticket is £4.30 making the price at £11.20 which I would rate at 8/10.
The food and drink inside the stadium is at a good price for the football. Manchester United get a lot of hate towards the owners but the pricing throughout has been good. For either a pie, pasty or hot dog with a snack and a drink is £9.35. I would rate this again at a 8/10.
Inside the stadium is where they do get a bit of hate from and it is valid. The stadium needs to be done up because it isn't visually good looking the concourse and the roof if it rains it isn't the best as you will get wet. However it is very easy to get to the stadium nice quick and efficient. When choosing where to sit, it is a bit of a lottery. As a casual fan it is understandably a lot tougher to get tickets to the game and as everyone wants to be in Stretford End sitting up at the top isn't that bad. It isn't the place to have the atmosphere but you see all the players easily and the pitch looks immaculate. I would be rating this at 7/10 just for how hard it is to get tickets.
Overall, the atmosphere in the stadium isn't bad, the pricing is good, for a first timer it is hard and expensive but if you plan on going a lot then it is very good pricing. Manchester United will be 7/10.
Match Report
Normally on All Things Away we would give you a full in depth report of the game. However this was a game where it evolved around one player. Cristiano Ronaldo. We will just highlight and talk about his goals.
The first goal was the best goal of the three. At 0-0 it was important for both teams to get the first goal. In the 12th minute Varane passed the ball to Fred who side flicked it to Ronaldo. 30 yards out he takes one touch to set himself and he does his trademark Ronaldo shot which flies in the top left corner that gave goalkeeper Hugo Lloris no chance.
The second goal was to make it 2-1 to United. A well worked team goal this one was. Matic played a ball from over the top on the left side to Sancho who beat the offside trap, let the ball get in front of him and slotted the ball to Ronaldo who smashed it back into the new to give United the lead.
The third goal again is another trademark Ronaldo header goal. A corner from the right hand side from Alex Telles whipped it in and defenders did exactly what you shouldn't do. Leave Ronaldo free in the box. Bullet header into the top right corner. You could've put four keepers in net and they wouldn't save. Ronaldo goes off celebrating in front of the Stretford end and the stadium erupts. 3-2 United.
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