Cristiano Ronaldo has never lost to Newcastle and has a knack for scoring against the Magpies as Manchester United prepare for Toon’s visit to Old Trafford.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 700th career club goal last Sunday against Everton and one of his favorite teams is next for Manchester United.

The Red Devils host Newcastle this weekend as the Premier League’s sixth sixth hosts.

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And given that the Portuguese star was impressed after replacing Anthony Martial in United’s 2-1 win over the Toffees, it wouldn’t be a surprise if he started against the Toon.

His manager Erik ten Hag was very pleased with Ronaldo’s performance, saying: “It’s really impressive.

“To score 700 goals is a huge achievement. I’m really happy for him. I congratulate him on this performance and I’m also happy because it’s his first goal this season in the Premier League.

“He had to wait and I’m sure there will be more goals.”

So can Ronaldo rely on his first league goal of the season against Newcastle?

Well, the 37-year-old has never lost a competitive game against the Magpies in the Premier League or the FA Cup.

However, it is a much improved Toon side under the direction of Eddie Howe.

Newcastle have the best joint defense in the league, while Kieran Trippier, Bruno Guimaraes and Miguel Almiron have all had fantastic starts to the season.

So it will be a much tougher test for Ronaldo than previous encounters with Newcastle, but his record against them is fantastic.

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Ronaldo has played against Newcastle 13 times, with the majority coming in the Premier League.

During these meetings, his team won 11 times and drew twice.

The Manchester United icon has a goalscoring record above one in two against the Toon.

The first time he faced the Magpies was in the 2007/08 season, just after Sam Allardyce was sacked as Toon boss.

Ronaldo blew away the visitors with a hat-trick in a 6-0 demolition job.

Then just five weeks later, Ronaldo swung at St James’ Park and scored two more, as well as an assist in a 5-1 thrashing.

Kevin Keegan watched former title rivals Newcastle dismantle his side.

Ronaldo’s only other Premier League game in which he scored against Newcastle came in September 2021 on his second debut for the club.

The multiple Champions League winner started as he made his return to United after initially leaving the club for Real Madrid in 2009.

Ronaldo scored twice as Steve Bruce’s side were pushed aside in a 4-1 win for the Red Devils.

He also ended Newcastle’s FA Cup dreams in the 2004/05 campaign with a man-of-the-match display in a 4-1 semi-final triumph in which he scored and set up some. two others.

His record against the Toon speaks for itself, but it’s a very different Newcastle even to the one he faced last season.

Therefore, we should enter a crack contest in which Ronaldo could have his say.