It is two-and-a-half years since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer memorably stated he wanted to sign a striker who would be willing to 'break their nose in order' to score a goal. On Saturday night, Cristiano Ronaldo almost did exactly that.
Although he had a scrappy game, the Portuguese forward wasn't afraid to put his body on the line and got a bloodied nose to show for it, as he challenged Czech goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik for a high ball, taking a fist to the face.
"We need more goalscorers, more goals, someone who wants to break their nose or toe to score," Solskjaer previously warned. "It doesn’t always have to be nice goals. I need to challenge them more.”
