Man Utd star Cristiano Ronaldo notches 700th club goal vs Everton

Cristiano Ronaldo reached 700 club goals in impressive fashion as the Manchester United forward slotted past Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford at Goodison Park. The Portuguese is in a tough spell at present but was brought off the bench to replace the injured Anthony Martial and it didn’t take long for him to make his mark. 

Erik ten Hag and Ronaldo haven’t forged a particularly harmonious player-manager partnership, according to various reports. The 37-year-old has often found himself on the bench in recent weeks after supposedly asking to leave Old Trafford during the summer. 

Marcus Rashford has performed well through the middle but Martial was selected to lead the line against Everton after netting twice against Omonia Nicosia on Thursday. In the same game, Ronaldo missed a host of good chances to leave his season’s meagre goals tally at one. 

He only needed one bite at the cherry on Sunday, however, as a superb tackle and pass from Casemiro sent him through on goal, where he slotted capably under the onrushing Pickford. 

Earlier in the game, Alex Iwobi had given Everton the lead with an eye-catching strike from the edge of the box before Antony notched his third goal in as many Premier League games to draw the Red Devils level. 

Ronaldo’s 700th career club goal therefore restore Ten Hag’s lead just before half-time. The veteran’s mammoth goals total is split between Sporting Lisbon, Real Madrid, Juventus and United over two spells. He also boasts an unmatched tally at international level with 117 goals for Portugal. 

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