VIDEO: Cristiano Ronaldo shows frustration at Al-Nassr team-mates with theatrical gesture during bitter defeat to Al-Ittihad

The Portuguese superstar appeared to be on course to celebrate a much-needed victory over arch-rivals Al-Ittihad after seeing Sadio Mane and Ayman Yahya find the target before half-time.

Ronaldo’s former Real Madrid colleague Karim Benzema sparked a remarkable comeback, though, with Houssem Aouar grabbing a 94th-minute winner for Al-Ittihad. Emotions ran high as the game was turned on its head.

Ex-Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante restored parity just seven minutes into the second half, much to the disgust of Ronaldo - who trudged solemnly back to the halfway line for kick-off before turning to the rest of his team.

CR7 threw his hands up in the air, before suggesting that those around him had fallen asleep. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is destined to finish another campaign in Saudi Arabia without winning another trophy.

Ronaldo is, with 33 efforts to his name this season, just three goals away from reaching 100 for Al-Nassr. He could hit that mark before the end of 2024-25, with the expectation being that he will agree an extension to his record-breaking contract in the Middle East.