Cristiano Ronaldo made history and Manchester United made amends. The all-time leading goalscorer in men’s international football and the Champions League became the first player to score 700 goals at club level as Erik ten Hag’s team recovered from their Manchester City mauling with an impressive win at Everton.
Ronaldo’s last appearance at Goodison Park resulted in a lame defeat and an FA charge for smacking a phone out of a young Everton fan’s hand. He will remember the return with much more fondness. The 37-year-old’s first Premier League goal of the season delivered a merited win as well as a unique place in football history, reaching a milestone that not even Pelé, Ferenc Puskas or Lionel Messi – yet – have accomplished. United Part II will not be remembered as the happiest time of Ronaldo’s remarkable career but it has witnessed something special.
