Paris: Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United after another 12 years at Real Madrid and Juventus.
AFP sports saw the five best moments of his first task at Old Trafford.
– Ronaldo joined United after players urged coach Alex Ferguson to sign it followed a friendly pre-season against Sporting Lisbon where winger dazzled.
After an investment of £ 12 million, Ronaldo made his debut in a red shirt coming from the bench with United’s goal against Bolton.
Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs (twice) and Ruud van Nistelrooy got a goal, but all the talks about new young players.
– Ronaldo was caught winking on the camera because his united teammate Wayne Rooney was expelled to England at the World Cup, making a winger a figure hate in England.
Instead of driving under pressure, he took power from Rooney in the heart of United, ending the season as a player this year and scored a winning goal at Manchester City as United won the 2007 Premier League.
– Ronaldo produced one of the first world-class shows at Old Trafford in the victory of the Champions League quarter-final 7-1 over Rome.
The opening of his snapshot and the Far-pole tap actually less impressive than the overall performance dominates the game.
– With repertoire repertoire Ronaldo, he added a new string to his bow with gravity which opposed the high leap to lead a home goal.
One of the initial examples was the opening for United in their Champions League final against Chelsea when he surged above the defense to boast Paul Scholes Cross.
The match finally fell to the penalty and Ronaldo failed to convert from the point when stepping first.
He threw himself to the land of Crying a relief when Spot Kick Nicolas Anelka was also saved when United appeared a narrow winner in Moscow, apart from Miss.
– In December, Ronaldo became the first united player to win the Ballon d’Or as Best Player in Europe since George Best A full of 40 years earlier.
His last season, however, was overshadowed by a real injury of Madrid and the ankle lurking.
But in Porto, Ronaldo scored a magic goal of 35 meters in the Champions League quarter-finals who won the united match and he was the Puskas award for the best European destination this season.
Ronaldo himself said it was the best goal he had ever printed.