‘It was a sackable offence not to start Ronaldo’ – says ex-Villa forward Agbonlahor
Eyebrows were raised when Ronaldo was named among the substitutes to face the Toffees at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Sebastian Nkrumah Listowell 
Former Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor has reportedly lashed out at Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for not starting Cristiano Ronaldo in their premier league clash against Everton.
The 34-year-old erstwhile Villa forward believes that the Red Devils coach Solskjaer deserves all the criticism coming his way.
Speaking to TalkSport, Agbonlahor said “It was a sackable offence not to start Ronaldo from Solskjaer. You look at Manchester United, you are playing Everton.
“Everton have been in good form this season. You need your strongest team to go out there and beat Everton.
“You’ve got the international break now. It’s not as if they’ve got a game on Wednesday and Saturday, they’ve got the international break.
“Pogba should have started, Ronaldo should have started, Jesse Lingard should have even started.
“Send Ronaldo to Portugal shattered, that’s not your problem. Play your best team against teams like Everton.
“Ole got it totally wrong. Even in the last 30 seconds of the game, he’s laughing and joking on the touchline when Benitez is so on it, talking to his players.
“It just shows he was happy with a draw. Manchester United shouldn’t be happy with a draw against Everton at home.”
Solskjaer has come under fire for his decision not to start the Portuguese talisman.
Eyebrows were raised when Ronaldo was named among the substitutes to face the Toffees at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial were both in the starting XI in the game that ended 1-1.
Ronaldo replaced Cavani after 57 minutes, but could not inspire his side to all three points, as he did in the Champions League midweek.
Ronaldo was clearly unhappy at not starting the game and walked off down the tunnel immediately following the final whistle.
“What does he cover in games? Do you see him sprinting after defenders, chasing people down? Against Villarreal, he didn’t.
“He’s waiting around, linking up play, getting into the box and he’s not sprinting around like a centre midfielder would.
“Pogba not playing then maybe fair enough, but Ronaldo you have to play him. Play him for 60 minutes and if you are winning the game then take him off.
“You just put yourself under pressure by not starting him. He has to start. He has probably been brought in on £700,000-a-week to try and win the league for Man United.
“Was that reaction from Ronaldo walking off the pitch after the game, not shaking anyone’s hand, not even acknowledging Townsend when he walked off, that was someone who was annoyed he wasn’t started.
“He’s in that squad to win the league for Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is not going to win the league,” Agbonlahor added.
