Cristiano Ronaldo, a Manchester United player, has expressed gratitude to Liverpool fans for their outpouring of love for him and his partner, Georgina Rodriguez, following the heartbreaking death of their baby son.Ronaldo announced the death of his kid on his Twitter account on Monday night.
Ronaldo and Georgina were expecting twins, but the baby boy died before his daughter was born.
Man United excused the 37-year-old from playing against Liverpool on Tuesday night, as the Red Devils lost 4-0 at Anfield against Jurgen Klopp's side.However, in the seventh minute of Friday night's league match between Man United and Liverpool, Anfield fans chanted "You'll Never Walk Alone" and joined fans of their great rivals in a minute of respectful applause as they paid tribute to Ronaldo's son.
In response, Ronaldo published a video of the gesture on his Instagram account on Thursday, writing: 'One world...' There is just one sport... One big family... Thank you very much, Anfield."This is a moment of respect and compassion that my family and I will never forget."
In the meantime, Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp commented on the homage after the win, saying, "My moment of the game was the seventh minute when the entire stadium showed pure class, so many things are much more importantly in life than football." We sympathize with Cristiano and his family. That was my game-changing moment."