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Bad news from United's visit to Stamford Bridge: Cristiano Ronaldo scored 0 goals against Chelsea in the Premier League

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Cristiano Ronaldo is undoubtedly one of the best players of all time, and wherever he plays, he is a goal monster, collecting countless trophies and individual accolades throughout his career.

Bad news from United's visit to Stamford Bridge: Cristiano Ronaldo scored 0 goals against Chelsea in the Premier League

His hard work and determination have made him a global icon, so his CR7 brand has helped him become the most talked about sports athlete on social media.

He was the defender's worst nightmare as he scored a jaw-dropping 799 goals in 1,095 games for clubs and teams in his career.

Cristiano Ronaldo currently holds the Guinness Book of World Records, becoming the most goal-scoring player ever scored in international football and is Real Madrid's all-time top scorer after winning four Champions League titles at the Bernabeu.

Bad news from United's visit to Stamford Bridge: Cristiano Ronaldo scored 0 goals against Chelsea in the Premier League

After winning everything he could win and scoring every goal he could score, the question remained: was there anything he didn't do?

In fact, there really is, that is, the goal against Chelsea in the Premier League.

In his 10 top league games against the Blues, Cristiano Ronaldo has never scored against the Blues, and if you count the FA Cup, League Cup and Community Shield against Chelsea, Ronaldo's number of games without goals has increased to 14.

Bad news from United's visit to Stamford Bridge: Cristiano Ronaldo scored 0 goals against Chelsea in the Premier League

The only goal he scored against Chelsea in his Portuguese career was in the 2008 Champions League final, when he opened the scoring in Moscow in the 26th minute before Frank Lampard equalised at half-time.

Although United won the penalty shootout due to John Terry's mistake, Cristiano Ronaldo was also the only United player out of seven players to concede a penalty.

The record doesn't look good for the 36-year-old as he has been underperforming the Blues. That could continue when he and his Manchester United team-mates travel to London this weekend to face Tuchel's side.

Bad news from United's visit to Stamford Bridge: Cristiano Ronaldo scored 0 goals against Chelsea in the Premier League

United's caretaker manager Carrick no doubt hopes to rely on Ronaldo when they face the European champions on Sunday, but if you look at the Portuguese record against the Blues, then Carrick may need to find other ways to do so.

In his 1,187 minutes against the Blues, Cristiano scored just one , albeit crucial — goal, which is his worst goal ever against any of Europe's top clubs.

For one of the best goalscorers in football's history, it's shocking to score just one goal in more than 20 hours of football.

Bad news from United's visit to Stamford Bridge: Cristiano Ronaldo scored 0 goals against Chelsea in the Premier League

In contrast, Cristiano Ronaldo's record against Atletico Madrid was outstanding: in 35 games against Spanish teams – a team known for their defensive stability – he managed to score 25 goals, the equivalent of one goal every 120 minutes.

He had a similarly great performance in the famous national derby with Messi against Barcelona, scoring 20 goals in 34 matches.

Cristiano Ronaldo even averaged more than 1 goal per game against teams such as Bayern Munich and former club Juventus, scoring nine goals in eight games against the German giants and 10 goals in seven games against the old woman.

Cristiano Ronaldo also scored 11 goals in 19 games against Tottenham Hotspur, 6 goals in 15 games against Arsenal and 3 goals in 5 games against current employer Manchester United.

Bad news from United's visit to Stamford Bridge: Cristiano Ronaldo scored 0 goals against Chelsea in the Premier League

But against Chelsea, he has been struggling.

It must also be noted that his 15 games against the Blues were all for United before the goalscoring counts of Real Madrid and Juventus reached incredible heights.

In a pre-season friendly in Miami in 2013, he did score two goals for Real Madrid against Chelsea, which was also a notable goal, as Cristiano Ronaldo showed off his iconic "Siii" celebration for the first time ever.

Bad news from United's visit to Stamford Bridge: Cristiano Ronaldo scored 0 goals against Chelsea in the Premier League

But aside from the friendly goals, the awkward record could put extra pressure on him when he sets foot on the stamford bridge pitch, especially given the crisis United are currently in.

Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 10 games in all competitions and are currently at the top of the Premier League table after 12 games.

As things stand, Tuchel's well-trained Chelsea side are undoubtedly the ones who are widely watched in this Sunday's match against Manchester United in Bridge.

Bad news from United's visit to Stamford Bridge: Cristiano Ronaldo scored 0 goals against Chelsea in the Premier League

But if United have any hope or cause a cold spot, they will need Cristiano Ronaldo to break the league record of zero goals for the Blues, which began in the first game against the Blues on 30 November 2003, nearly 18 years after this Sunday.

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