After 12 Years 124 Days, Ronaldo Scores Again For Manchester United

Cristiano Ronaldo is back to being a Manchester United hero. (photo: twitter)

JAKARTA – Cristiano Ronaldo performed brilliantly in his second debut with Manchester United. Saturday, September 11, the Portugal national team captain immediately scored the opening two goals when the Red Devils beat Newcastle United, 4-1 at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester.

Ronaldo's first goal, scored in the 45th minute of the first half, was his first in the Premier League since he left the competition. In total, 12 years and 124 days since he last scored for Manchester United in 2009. This is a very long scoring gap with one club. Ronaldo last scored for United against Manchester City in May 2009.

But apparently there are other players who exceed Ronaldo0's goal-scoring break. Matt Jackson, is a player who is able to score the longest goal gap. He scored 13 years and 187 days between May 1993 and November 2006.

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— Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 11, 2021

At the age of 36, Ronaldo is also the third oldest player at United to score in the Premier League. The record for the oldest Manchester United player to score in the Premier League is still held by Ryan Giggs, who scored at the age of 39 in the competition in February 2013. While Paul Scholes became the second oldest player at Manchester United to score at the age of 37.

In that match, September 11, it was Ronaldo's first appearance in the Red Devils shirt, after a gap of 12 years and 118 days. He is believed to be starting again at United after coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer saw his impressive performance for Portugal against the Republic of Ireland last week. before finally being able to return to the starting line-up for MU.

Extraordinary. pic.twitter.com/LLOiYMyMr5

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 11, 2021

Apparently that trust was answered with maximum results, by Ronaldo. Throughout the first half, Ronaldo, who spearheaded the Red Devils, was always involved in MU attacks in the Newcastle United box.

Noted he tried to release five shots in the first round. Finally, the fifth shot in the first half managed to tear Newcastle goalkeeper Freddie Woodman's goal and make the scoreboard turn 1-0.

In the second half, Ronaldo again dashed Newcastle's hopes which had made the position 1-1 thanks to Javier Manquilo's goal in the 56th minute. However, a low shot from Ronaldo that sank between Woodman's legs, put Manchester United back 2-1 up.

The Red Devils got even worse after adding to their lead thanks to a goal from a long-range shot scored by Bruno Fernandez in the 80th minute. Meanwhile, Jesse Lingard sealed the 4-1 victory thanks to his goal in the 92nd minute.