Cristiano Ronaldo hailed Manchester United's collective effort after scoring on his return to the side against Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League on Thursday evening, helping them wrap up a 3-0 win.
After being axed from the squad against Chelsea at the weekend, following his refusal to step off the bench in last week's 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, Ronaldo was welcomed straight back into the starting line-up by manager Erik ten Hag. He repaid the Dutchman by scoring United's third goal with less than ten minutes of normal time left on the clock.
After seeing his initial header from Bruno Fernandes' cross saved by Sheriff goalkeeper Maksym Koval, Ronaldo ensured he gobbled up the rebound, beating Koval and two Sheriff defenders to the ball to bag his third goal of the season from close range. He had gone close on numerous occasions and you could sense an outpour of relief when he raced away to celebrate his first Old Trafford goal since May.
