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Tom Brady (R) congratulates Cristiano Ronaldo after his hat-trick at Old Trafford on Saturday (March 12, 2022).
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Cristiano Ronaldo: With his hat-trick for Manchester United to win against Tottenham Hotspur, the record-breaker made history again – and had prominent visitors after the game.
Cristiano Ronaldo (37) shot himself into football history with his hat-trick in Manchester United’s 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday (March 12, 2022).
After the game, he chatted with football megastar Tom Brady (44) on the lawn in flip-flops, who watched the game from the stands and announced his sensational comeback a day later.
Has Brady already told the United star about his comeback this evening? A video of the meeting shows and hears Ronaldo asking the 44-year-old: “You’re through, right?” Brady’s reaction: Take a breath and tilt your head slightly to the side, saying “Who knows”.
Tom Brady congratulated Cristiano Ronaldo on the pitch after the game
“GOAT meets GOAT” is the title Manchester United gave to the clip of the small talk on the lawn of Old Trafford: the biggest meets the biggest!
Brady congratulated on a “great game”. The quarterback had previously been able to marvel at how 37-year-old Ronaldo (12th/38th/81st) led the Red Devils to an important 3-2 win over pursuers Tottenham Hotspur.
But that’s not all: with 807 goals, the five-time world footballer is now the top scorer in competitive games. Cristiano Ronaldo matched the old record of Czechoslovakian Josef Bican († 88) with the first goal of the evening.
Cristiano Ronaldo scores 49th hat-trick of his career
“There is nothing better than the feeling of being back on the pitch and helping the team with goals and commitment,” Ronaldo wrote on Instagram after the 49th hat-trick of his club career: “There are no limits for ManUnited!”
It looked very different last week, as it did in the 4-1 defeat in the city derby against Manchester City last week. The Portuguese was out with a hip problem – he was criticized for flying home instead of supporting his team from the stands in their heated Champions League battle.
Ralf Rangnick on Cristiano Ronaldo: “Challenge with players like him”
His German team manager Ralf Rangnick (63) does not hide the fact that the megastar is crunching behind the scenes: “It’s a challenge with players like him, but he showed today that he still has the quality to play for Manchester United .”
Rangnick, in office since the beginning of December, praised the returnee for the best performance under his leadership: “It wasn’t just the three goals, he also worked a lot for the team.” As befits a “GOAT”. (tsc/sid)
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