The Ritual Of Cristiano Ronaldo Is Hilarious Before Scoring 3 Goals Against The Norwich City Goal, Netizens: The Real Manchester United Captain

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo (second from right). (Instagram/@manchesterunited)

JAKARTA - Manchester United star, Cristiano Ronaldo, has a unique ritual before appearing on the field. The moment was seen before the match against Norwich in the Premier League continuation week, Saturday, April 16.

Quoted from The Sun, Cristiano Ronaldo was seen taking the time to visit all the Manchester United players while in the locker hall. He approached his teammates one by one, first Harry Maguire then followed by other players

He patted the shoulder and shook hands with his comrades. Cristiano Ronaldo was also caught several times having brief conversations with several Manchester United players.

This ritual is believed to instill enthusiasm in the Red Devils' players before appearing on the field.

What the 37-year-old footballer did then invites comments from netizens, the majority of whom claim to salute the leader's mentality. They even called Ronaldo the true captain for the Red Devils.

"Ronaldo becomes a captain without actually being a captain, Harry Maguire is a cheat", one netizen commented.

"Leadership doesn't always need the captain's armband", said another netizen.

"The true figure of the captain. Without the captain's armband what you do reflects the figure of a leader", another netizen responded.

In the MU match against Norwich, Cristiano Ronaldo himself scored a hat-trick to bring his team to win 3-2. It was the Portuguese player's second hat-trick from his last three matches in the Premier League. The three goals also made him have collected 21 goals for this season.

His stunning performance against the Canaries earned him £850 thousand or around IDR 15.8 billion.

First a bonus of 750 thousand pounds (IDR 14 billion) for the 20 goals he scored. While 100 thousand pounds (Rp 1.8 billion) again for the record hat-trick he made.