Ronaldo’s Conversation With James In The 76th Minute During Man United Vs Chelsea Game Finally Revealed

Football fans believed Reece James asked Cristiano Ronaldo for his shirt during Manchester United’s 1-1 draw against Chelsea on Thursday night.

Cristiano Ronaldo notched his 17th Premier League of the campaign to cancel out Marcos Alonso’s strike two minutes earlier and stop United from suffering a third straight defeat.

James, meanwhile, churned in a stellar performance from right wing-back at Old Trafford and was named Man of the Match.

He had the most touches, crosses and tackles in the game and came close to rounding off a complete display with a left-footed effort that smacked the post late on.

Reece James' game by numbers vs. Man Utd:

100% aerial duels won
90% pass accuracy
112 touches
13 duels won
10 touches in opp. box
10 crosses
5 take-ons attempted
4 take-ons completed
4 tackles
4 shots
3 chances created
3 fouls won

Chelsea's best player. 💪 pic.twitter.com/99Z1pesPMB
— Squawka (@Squawka) April 28, 2022

However, fans also spotted what James did in the 76th minute. The England defender was seen with his hand covering his mouth while in conversation with Ronaldo.

Reece James definitely asking for Ronaldo's shirt here isn't he? pic.twitter.com/HLfeAn44oB
— Josh Lawless (@JoshLawless_) April 29, 2022

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The five-time Ballon d’Or winner then appeared to tell James, “Yeah, no problem” – and it was almost universally agreed that the exchange was definitely about Ronaldo’s shirt.

Was that Reece James asking Ronaldo for his shirt after the game in the 76th minute? 😂
— Stephen Bailey (@S_BaileyITFC) April 28, 2022

https://twitter.com/BoyReattie/status/1519772856699301892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1519772856699301892%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportbible.com%2Ffootball%2Ffans-think-reece-james-asked-for-cristiano-ronaldos-shirt-20220429

Reece James asking for Ronaldo’s shirt mid game what a fan 😭😭😭
— Sadioooooooh (@sadioooooooh) April 28, 2022

Reece James securing ronaldo shirt at 76 mins 🤣🤣🤣 my goat
— Ruhel (@royce66666666) April 28, 2022

I’m sure Reece James was asking for Ronaldo’s shirt there 😂 don’t blame him though
— Kudzi 🇿🇼🇿🇲 (@kudzaimtisi) April 28, 2022

https://twitter.com/KeIvin_Utd/status/1519773075675430913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1519773075675430913%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportbible.com%2Ffootball%2Ffans-think-reece-james-asked-for-cristiano-ronaldos-shirt-20220429

Reece James begging for Ronaldo shirt during a rivalry match! Not my team! Get in 🗑 #MUNCHE pic.twitter.com/mZNsczOUuG
— Arsenal n old skol everything (@Josh27307876) April 28, 2022

Reece James already asking for his shirt mid-game Ronaldo is truly gargantuan pic.twitter.com/sNCYS2U4qW
— ☕︎︎ (@IlMelhor) April 28, 2022

Later, the Chelsea right wing-back posted a picture of him and Ronaldo on Twitter, accompanied with the message, “Felt like we deserved more. “Thank you for the support & stick with us! The marathon continues.”

Felt like we deserved more. Thank you for the support♥️ & stick with us! The marathon continues. pic.twitter.com/smvi95H0Pi
— Reece James (@ReeceJames) April 28, 2022

It turns out the 22-year-old idolized Ronaldo despite being a staunch Chelsea supporter and named him as the one player he’d love to play with in a Twitter Q&A.