It feels like a lifetime ago since Cristiano Ronaldo donned a United jersey and electrified the crowd at the Theatre of Dreams.
In fact, today marks the 17th anniversary of when Ronaldo scored for United for the first time.
Cristiano Ronaldo played for Manchester United for Six years winning many trophies including a Champions League and his first Ballond’Or.
Today 17 years ago Ronaldo opened his account for Manchester United.
And, of course, he did it from a free-kick.
ON THIS DAY IN 2003:
— The CR7 Timeline. (@TimelineCR7) November 1, 2020
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his FIRST GOAL for Manchester United & the rest is history.
– 292 Games.
– 118 Goals.
– 68 Assists.
– 10 Trophies.
One of the greatest Manchester United player ever.pic.twitter.com/cxWAMsHH2T
The Red Devils beat Portsmouth 3-0 in that match, but it was the first of many that Ronaldo would score at United.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner would play for the club from 2003 to 2009, made 196 appearances and scored 84 times and further assisted 68 times and helped United win 10 Trophies.
The rest is now history.
