Man Utd's Cristiano Ronaldo apologises for 'outburst' following phone incident after defeat at Everton

After appearing to throw a fan's phone to the ground following his side's defeat at Everton, Man Utd's CristianoRonaldo has apologized.

The footage was taken by theEvertonHub and shows a phone bouncing off the ground asRonaldo walked off the pitch after the game at Goodison Park.

The club said on Saturday that they were looking into the incident after the footage was widely shared and discussed on social media.

It is not easy to deal with emotions in difficult moments such as the one we are facing. We have to be respectful, patient and set an example for the young people who love the game.

I would like to apologize for my behavior and I would like to invite this supporter to watch a game at Old Manchester as a sign of fair-play and sportsmanship.

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Anthony Gordon's first-half goal gave the hosts three points as it was a bad day for Manchester United.

It looks like United won't be able to qualify for the playoffs next season.

De Gea slams Man Utd: Defeat a disgrace

After their season reached a new low at Goodison Park, David de Gea described Manchester United as a disgrace.

It is a disgrace from us and we should win the game.

The problem is that we don't create. Proper chances to score are not created by us. I don't know what to say.

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We are not good enough. It is going to be difficult to be in the top four.

Despite the hosts having just two days to recover from Wednesday's crushing 3-2 defeat to Burnley, United were outfought by the visitors.

He said that they knew before they were struggling that it was difficult to play here even when they were not in a good mood.

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They played on Wednesday, they were tired, nervous, and even though they lost the game, you could feel it.

It is not the perfect atmosphere. You could see that they were tired and nervous, but they kept fighting and won. They had more desire than we did. It is very sad to lose today, and that is not acceptable.

Man Utd's remaining fixtures

April 16th

Sky Sports has a live broadcast of the Reds on April 19th.

April 23

Sky Sports broadcasts live on May 2.

Sky Sports has a live broadcast of Brighton on May 7.

Sky Sports broadcasts live on May 15th.

May 22 - Crystal Palace.

The FA Cup final is subject to change.