Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has not stopped praising Cristiano Ronaldo after he scored twice to help Manchester United escape defeat to Atalanta in the Champions League group stage.
Cristiano Ronaldo shined again at the right time to help Manchester United draw 2-2 right at Atalanta Stadium after twice being led in the fourth round of Group F Champions League .
The Portuguese superstar scored a brace in injury time at the end of the two halves of the match, thereby bringing a valuable point for the Manchester Reds.
“Ronaldo does unbelievable things,” coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said of Ronaldo after the game.
“If there’s anyone you want to score at the last minute, it’s him. He’s the all-time leading goalscorer and just surpassed me with these two. Now he’s got a lot of goals. won for Manchester United than me.”
Even the Norwegian coach likened “The last goal is like the moment of Michael Jordan when he won the championship in extra time.”
“Cristiano is getting better and better for us. He didn’t have a proper pre-season, but now he’s better and feels he can accelerate.”
Ronaldo surpasses Ole’s scoring record.With a brace against Atalanta, Ronaldo has a total of 127 goals in 303 appearances for Manchester United, surpassing Solskjaer’s goals (126 goals) for the Red Devils.
He is also the first player to score in four consecutive UEFA Champions League appearances for Manchester United since Ruud van Nistelrooy in April 2003.
In addition, Ronaldo (36 years and 270 days) became the oldest player to score more than 2 goals in a match for the Red Devils in the European Cup.
As for Manchester United, this draw helped them continue to top Group F with 7 points, but let Villarreal equal the score and was only 2 points ahead of Atalanta.
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