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Manchester Evening News
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George Smith

Where Man United would have finished in the Premier League without Cristiano Ronaldo's goals

Manchester United would have finished 14th in the Premier League this season without Cristiano Ronaldo's goals, with 11 of his 18 league strikes earning United 14 points.

The 37-year-old, who will be aiming to help Portugal win the World Cup in Qatar later this year, returned to Old Trafford from Juventus last August, just hours after he looked set to join Manchester City. But despite experiencing playing in one of the worst United sides in recent years, he still managed to score 24 goals in all competitions, comfortably outperforming anyone else within the squad.

He single-handedly dragged United out of their Champions League group, scoring important winners against Villarreal and Atalanta, while also scoring hat-tricks against Norwich City and Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League to secure unlikely victories. Therefore, you do wonder how bad things would have been this season without him.

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