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Cristiano Ronaldo’s best and worst moments in his Manchester United career
Ronaldo and Man Utd have agreed to terminate the Portuguese's contract. We looked at his highs and lows for the Premier League giants.
Cristiano was brought to the club in 2003 by Sir Alex Ferguson and his debut was against Bolton where he helped secure a 4-0 victory. Here he came into the second half and played a good game
Ronaldo has delivered great results for Manchester United and will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the best players in the club's history. We have taken a look at his statistics and achievements for the club:
Best Moments in United:
Goals for Manchester United:
Premier League: 104 goals
Champions League: 21 goals
FA Cup: 13 goals
EFL League Cup: 4 goals
Europa League: 2 goals
FIFA club World Cup: 1 goal
Total goals: 145 goals
With this season, Ronaldo has now played 8 seasons for Manchester United and he will probably be remembered most for his first 6.
In total he has 346 games, 145 goals and 64 assists in his entire United career.
Ronaldo won the 2008 Ballon d’Or after a stunning 2007/08 season where he scored an impressive 42 goals in 49 games. This impressive season helped secure Manchester United both the Champions League and Premier League titles and several personal accolades.
Ronaldo’s titles at Manchester United:
2004 – English FA Cup winner
2006 & 2009 – EFL League Cup winner
2007 & 2008 – English Super Cup winner
2007/08 – Champions League winner
2007, 2008 & 2009 – Premier League winner
2008 - Club Fifa World Cup
3 Premier League titles, a Champions League and 3 times player of the year in the Premier League clearly shows the profile Cristiano Ronaldo has been for United and the Premier League.
Worst moments in United:
There were high expectations for Manchester United when Ronaldo joined the club, but they failed to win any of the major trophies in his first 3 seasons. At the same time, Ronaldo only scored 19 league goals in the period 2003-2006, which is among the lowest he has achieved in his entire career.
United reached the Champions League final again in 2008/09, where they lost 2-0 to Barcelona. It is the only time that Ronaldo has lost a Champions League final and he has several times called it one of his biggest disappointments in his career.
Ronaldo returned to United in the 2021/22 season and delivered an acceptable 24 goals in 37 games.
Ten Hag was introduced as United manager this season and it has not been a match for Ronaldo. Ronalo was referred to the bench and has spoken negatively about the coach in the media, which has led to Ronaldo's contract being terminated.