Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo broke another Champions League record in Tuesday night’s triumph over Villarreal.
Since returning to Man Utd in the summer, the Portugal international has been in excellent form, and despite the fact that he will soon turn 37, he is still one of the finest in the game, particularly in the Champions League.
Ronaldo hasn’t been able to help Manchester United get out of their slump, which has resulted in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s dismissal, but he did assist Michael Carrick in getting off to a winning start last night.
Ronaldo scored late in the second half to put United ahead, and the former Real Madrid man’s goal means he’s now a part of Champions League history.
This is a remarkable statistic from a man in his late 30s who is still a rare talent despite playing on a United team that is struggling.
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5 – Cristiano Ronaldo is the first ever player to score in each of an English club's first five matches of a single European Cup/Champions League season (excluding qualifiers). Famous. pic.twitter.com/zkmjLaSWqk
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 23, 2021
Manchester United put in a professional effort and won three points against Villarreal in Spain tonight, with two players maintaining their perfect record in the league this season.
Statman Dave has noted more stats which shows that Bruno Fernandes has an assist in each of his Champions League appearances this season, while Cristiano Ronaldo has a goal in each.
🇵🇹 Bruno Fernandes has assisted in all of his #UCL appearances this season
🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in all of his #UCL appearances this season pic.twitter.com/JQDNtrAGwK
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) November 23, 2021
Cristiano Ronaldo is born to break records and with his rich form, he has now scored 799 goals for club and country. He is just one goal from setting another big milestone.
Meanwhile, Michael Carrick will be a happy manager at the end as his team was able to lift their standards in the second half of the game and ensured that they qualify for the round of 16.
