Man United’s Cristiano Ronaldo scores 100th Premier League goal. Here are 10 of his best
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Cristiano Ronaldo became the latest member of the Premier League’s 100 Club when he scored for Manchester United at Arsenal on Saturday.
Ronaldo officially hit triple figures in the English top flight some 6,748 days after he opened his account during his first spell at United as a teenager way back in 2003.
The 37-year-old had moved on to the cusp of the milestone in his last outing, when his hat trick against Old Trafford last Saturday secured a 3-2 win over Norwich City.
And he sealed his century in the 34th minute at the Emirates when he stole between two defenders to fire home Nemanja Matic’s cross from close range.
That strike makes him the 33rd player to score 100 or more goals in the Premier League, and the fourth to do so for Manchester United.
The Portugal captain is now behind only Wayne Rooney (183), Ryan Giggs (109) and Paul Scholes (107) when it comes to United top scorers in the history of the competition.
To mark Ronaldo bringing up his Premier League century, here’s our pick of his 10 finest efforts in the competition.
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1. The First (Nov. 1, 2003)
15 years ago today, @Cristiano scored his first #MUFC goal! #TBT pic.twitter.com/rGc1BCZHDl
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) November 1, 2018
Hardly a classic, but notable for being the first of Ronaldo’s century of Premier League goals. Having just become the most expensive teenager in world football, it took the 18-year-old Ronaldo 11 league appearances to get off the mark, which he finally did in a 3-0 win over Portsmouth at Old Trafford. The seminal moment came 10 minutes from the end as Ronaldo, who had only just come on as a late substitute, drilled a free kick past Shaka Hislop to score United’s second goal of the game and his first in English football.
2. Last-minute magic at Craven Cottage (Feb. 24, 2007)
Run ✅
Finish ✅@Cristiano‘s late winner secured all three points for us at Fulham in 2007!
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