MANCHESTER. Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Tuesday’s league match Manchester United on Liverpool. “The family is more important than anything else, and Ronaldo is standing by his loved ones at this extremely difficult time. We can confirm that he will not play against Liverpool and we strongly remind him of his request for quoted AFP from an official statement by the English club. Tuesday’s duel will be important for both teams – the home team is battling Manchester City for a triumph in this year’s Premier League, their rival for the top four guaranteeing participation in the group stage of the Champions League. Ronaldo announced the sad news of his son’s death on social media on Monday. One of the best footballers in history was to become a father of six times. He has a four-year-old daughter with his partner Georgina Rodriguez. His 11-year-old son Cristiano Jr. and the four-year-old twins Eva and Matea were abducted by a surrogate mother. Several teammates and FC Liverpool also expressed their condolences.