Cristiano Ronaldo reaches stunning stat with Man Utd goal from Casemiro assist

Cristiano Ronaldo just scored his 700th goal in club football.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner was once again picked to start a Premier League game for Manchester United on the bench this season as Erik ten Hag continues to favour alternative options from the first whistle.

However, the persistent fitness issues of Anthony Martial, who made his first league start of the season amidst a run of impressive form, left the door ajar for Ronaldo to pounce earlier than usual.

Ronaldo joins the action in Everton vs Man Utd

Introduced at Goodison Park with less than half an hour on the clock with Martial unable to continue, the Portuguese superstar was keen to ensure that he made his impact on the game.

With the scores locked at 1-1 courtesy of Alex Iwobi’s stunning opener and Antony’s third goal in as many league games, Ronaldo made sure to fire the Red Devils into the lead in style.

And it came courtesy of Casemiro’s finest moment in the famous red jersey to date, too; showing what he’s all about by brilliantly winning possession and then firing off a superb through ball.

The end result? Well, it was inevitable, with Ronaldo firing past Jordan Pickford with the lethality that we’ve always come to expect from him, so be sure to check it out down below:

Video: Ronaldo scores his 700th goal in club football vs Everton

He. Is. Unstoppable.

Not only was it a convincing finish while 1v1 with the eyes of millions on his shoulders, but it was also a fantastic showcase for what his former Real Madrid teammate, Casemiro, can offer the team.

After all, just in the way that Ronaldo’s no-nonsense finish typified what makes him brilliant, so too did the robust ball-winning and quick-thinking passing of Casemiro just seconds prior to the goal.

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In the history of men’s professional football, nobody had ever officially reached 700 club goals until today, so to say that Ronaldo reached a stunning statistic on Merseyside would be the mother of all understatements.

Ronaldo scored five goals for Sporting Lisbon, 450 times for Real Madrid, notched 101 strikes for Juventus and currently boasts 144 goals for his current employers.

All in all, it’s a remarkable record that reiterates his status as arguably the greatest goalscorer that the sport has ever seen regardless of his current predicament at the ‘Theatre of Dreams’.

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Besides, it mustn’t be forgotten – despite Ronaldo’s fantastic finish – that the relationship between player, club and manager continues to be a fragile one on the back of a summer saturated with transfer rumours.

However, even in a pessimistic world where Ronaldo is set to leave this January and Ten Hag can’t stand his guts, the joy of ‘CR7’ is that he’s never too far away from moments of magnificence like this.

He truly is a history maker.

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