Cristiano Ronaldo had reason to celebrate Sunday night when the Portuguese scored his 700th competitive goal at club level as Manchester United won 2-1. But Ronaldo’s famous jubilation didn’t materialize, but there was a new one.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag had to be replaced after just 29 minutes. Cristiano Ronaldo came on for Anthony Martial. Fifteen minutes later, Ronaldo scored 2-1. The goal was something very special for the 37-year-old, after all he was his 700th at club level.
“Another step in the right direction!”
Instead of jumping to his feet, raising his hands and cheering as usual, the five-time world footballer decided otherwise: he stopped, crossed his hands, closed his eyes and smiled. He was joined by his teammate Antony. “Big win guys! Another step in the right direction!”, He later wrote via Instagram, not mentioning his 700 goals.
Ten Hag: “I’m sure there will be more goals”
Ten Hag praised for this. “It’s really impressive, scoring 700 goals is a great result. I’m really happy for him, I congratulate him on that result and I’m also happy it’s his first Premier League goal – he had to wait for that and I’m sure there will be more goals, “said the Dutchman, who has played against Ronaldo mainly as a substitute so far this season in the Premier League.
