Cristiano Ronaldo once again underlined his greatness by scoring his 700th career goal in Manchester United’s victory over Everton.
The 37-year-old rolled back the years as he ran nearly half the length of the pitch before firing Casemiro’s pinpoint pass through Jordan Pickford which proved to be the decisive goal in the 2-1 win of Man United at Goodison Park.
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Ronaldo came on as a substitute in the 29th minute after Anthony Martial was injured
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And 15 minutes later his 700th career club goal came
It was the first Premier League goal of the season for Ronaldo, who has had a difficult season so far, having started just one league game this term.
His historic goal will do nothing to dampen talk of his future at Old Trafford, but for now we’ll put all that aside as it’s Ronaldo’s night.
A breakdown of the Portuguese’s incredible goalscoring stats highlights his truly remarkable career.
And his team-mate Antony revealed what it meant to share the pitch with Ronaldo.
“What an honor for me!! Congratulations Cristiano,” he tweeted.
“Another great mark in a career full of accomplishments and achievements!! May we enjoy it even more together!
What honra a minha!! Parabens, @Cristiano!! But a great brand em a carreira recheada de feitos e conquistas!! Que possamos desfrutar ainda mais disso tudo juntos !! 🇧🇷 🇵🇹 #700xCR7 pic.twitter.com/j0OPZyDpau
— Antoine Santos (@antony00) October 9, 2022
Ronaldo’s career goals in numbers:
- 700 career goals in club football
- 60 hat tricks
- 58 direct free kicks
- 173 career penalties
- Sports CP: 5
- Man United (1st spell): 118
- Real Madrid: 450
- Juventus: 101
- Man United (2nd spell.. and count): 26
On Ronaldo’s achievement, talkSPORT’s Micky Gray said: “It’s just mind-boggling, and it’s a testament to who he is, how he conducts himself, how he takes care of everything. throughout his career.
“Of course at the start of the season he showed frustration and wanted to leave Manchester United, but he’s there and when he’s called up he finds the big goals.
“His name will be on the back of the newspapers [on Monday morning]he will be on every television screen and we are talking about him right now because that is what this man does, he wins football matches and he scores goals.
“The goal was fantastic, it was like Ronaldo seven or eight years ago, picking the ball up in and around the halfway line and going through those gears with the pace he has, on his left foot and burying the ball in the next – it was a deserved winner and worthy of the 700th of his club career.
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The 37-year-old has been a truly great servant to the game and his goal against Everton was a throwback to a top-notch Ronaldo, talkSPORT’s Micky Gray has said.
“It’s a phenomenal record, the numbers are simply stunning and we now have two players in Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland who could come close to Ronaldo and Lionel Messi at the end of their careers, but let’s talk about Ronaldo here and now. .
“What this guy has achieved in his career… he was down, his legs are gone, he won’t play for Man United, well, he just picked up three points at Goodison Park thanks to a fantastic finish!
“It’s amazing what the man has achieved. No one can doubt what Cristiano Ronaldo has achieved in his career.
“He’s done it in the Premier League not just once, he’s now come back and done it twice. He left United the first time and goes to Spain where he scored a handful of goals, he’s done it. made in italy…
“Let’s not forget that he scored over 20 goals last season and everyone thought he was finished at 37, but he continues to produce goods.
“He’s had a phenomenal career of a phenomenal player and a phenomenal athlete.
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The one and only Cristiano Ronaldo 🐐 pic.twitter.com/dP6tgD31a8
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) October 9, 2022
“The criticism Ronaldo gets is just because it’s him, but when he finishes his career we’ll be talking about Cristiano Ronaldo for decades to come.
“Whatever he achieves now, however long he has been at Manchester United, whether he leaves in January or not, we have enjoyed every moment of watching him over the past 20 years.
“And, if I can just add this, I loved playing against him. He’s just a phenomenon.
And will Ronaldo stop there? Surely not, especially because Lionel Messi blows on 691 club career goals…
