CR miss Fulham game because of water bottles?

CRISTIANO RONALDO could be out of Manchester United’s trip to Fulham on Saturday — after kicking some water bottles in a huff. The winger, 22, was angry at being subbed after 67 minutes of United’s 1-0 win over Lille in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

He stormed over to the dugout, refused the offer of a tracksuit top and then kicked a pile of water bottles with his right foot. That is understood to have bruised his foot and he needed an ice pack on it while he sulked on the bench. Ronaldo was given a precautionary cast to wear on the flight home.

He still had it on as he came through Manchester airport — and United boss Alex Ferguson will find out this lunchtime if the Portuguese star can play at the weekend. Ronaldo is the club’s top scorer with 15 goals but missed a number of chances on Tuesday before Fergie replaced him with Louis Saha. Afterwards, Ferguson claimed he thought Ronaldo was looking tired.

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