Cristiano Ronaldo went through a complex week for himself when he finished only sixth in the Golden Ball competition, but tonight (Thursday) he answered everyone in the best way: The Manchester United striker scored twice against Arsenal and reached 801 goals in his career.
The Portuguese, who will celebrate his 37th birthday in February, recently scored his 129th and 130th goals against the Gunners in the Manchester United uniform, which was added to 5 goals in Sporting Lisbon, 450 at Real Madrid, 101 at Juventus and another 115 with the Portuguese team – He is known to be the all-time leading scorer in national team games – and is now the only player in history to score 801 goals in official competitive games.
Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United this summer for a second term at the Red Devils and to his credit this season scored 12 goals in 17 games – he scored six Premier League goals and another six in five Champions League games, most of them dramatic in the closing minutes. He started his career in sporting in 2002, from which he was acquired by United a year later, moved to Real Madrid in 2009, after nine years left for Juventus and in the summer closed the circle.