The last time it took Cristiano Ronaldo more than six matches to score his first goal of the season it was 2005.
The forward has since scored 676 goals but is going through his worst spell in a Premier League season since 2008 - though he was away from England for most of the 10 years in between. Nevertheless, it is still a barren run for the Portuguese forward.
It comes after a summer of speculation linking him to a move away from Old Trafford just one season after returning in what appeared to be a fairytale story.
