After flirting with joining Manchester City, Cristiano Ronaldo will instead head back to the team where he became a star. The reality is, almost no other club could afford him. Manchester United: 04/05: Manchester United: 03/04: Manchester United: 1x Uefa Cup participant: 02/03: Sporting CP: 1x Europa League participant: 22/23: Manchester United: 1x FIFA Club World Cup participant: 2009: Manchester United: 19x Top goal scorer: 20/21: EURO 2020 - 5 Goals : 20/21: Serie A - 29 Goals : 18/19 Cristiano Ronaldo scored a dramatic 95th minute goal to rescue Manchester United and beat Villarreal 2-1 on Wednesday in the Champions League.. The Spanish side started brighter, creating a whole Cristiano Ronaldo got his first start on Thursday for Manchester United since Aug. 13, and it did not go well. They lost to Real Sociedad 1-0. Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo pictured leaving the pitch at Everton's Goodison Park, where he slapped a phone out of a 14-year-old fan's hand following Manchester United's 1-0 loss in April 2022 Twitter Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has for the first time said Cristiano Ronaldo had to leave the club following the interview he gave last month. The Portuguese player had said he had “no 7 hours ago · Manchester United could play their FA Cup fourth round clash at a neutral ground as Eastleigh await a decision about their stadium. Man United booked their spot in the next round of the After that, Manchester United ranked its lowest on the table in the 10th position in just a matter of weeks. Way differently than the last season Rank’s. Before the arrival of Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes was the top scorer of the team and Rashford was the second. Now they, respectively, moved to second and third after the arrival of Cristiano. 2023 Women's World Cup. 2022 Men's World Cup. Tickets. Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo said he was close to signing for Manchester City last year but former boss Alex Ferguson asked him not to. The Manchester United players might have been taken by surprise, but the scouts and sporting directors of most of Europe's leading clubs had known about Ronaldo for several years. MZXrkY.