In a focus battle in the 33rd round of the Premier League that ended in the early morning of April 17, Beijing time, Manchester United defeated deputy squad leader Norwich 3-2. In this game, Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo once again scored a hat-trick and became the savior of the team. In recent times, Ronaldo has been controversial, in addition to the poor performance on the court, but also because of the "mobile phone door" has triggered media criticism. Facing Norwich at the bottom of the table, this is undoubtedly a good time for Ronaldo to re-establish himself and find his form.
Sure enough, just 5 minutes into the opening, Norwich played with fire at the back, and after the unguarded C Ronaldo received an assist from Erlanga, he wrapped up the shot in front of the goal to help Manchester United break the deadlock. This is Ronaldo's first goal since March 12, and after four game droughts including the national team, he finally scored again in a month.
This is not the end, in the 32nd minute, C Ronaldo once again threatened! Telles drove a corner kick, C Ronaldo's header broke the goal, and it was scored twice! And after the tenacious Norwich chased 2 goals in a row, it was C Ronaldo who stepped forward. In the 76th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo kicked out the iconic elevator free kick to help the team lead again 3-2. In the end, with Ronaldo's hat-trick, Manchester United won with difficulty.
After scoring a hat-trick in this game, Ronaldo also created several milestones again. First of all, Ronaldo has worn the hat 60 times in his career. He has worn a hat 50 times in his club career, and he is the first player to play in the five major leagues of the century to wear a hat 50 times. Second, Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player in the Premier League to score hat-tricks twice this season. Third, this is Ronaldo scoring a free kick for the second time in 585 days, and scoring a free kick at the club for the first time in 651 days. This is also the second time he has scored a free kick for Manchester United after 4724 days.
Fourth, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 12 direct free-kicks in the Premier League, ranking third in Premier League history after David Beckham and Wardplaus. Fifth, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 15 goals in the Premier League this season, and he has also become the first player in the Premier League to score 15+ goals in a single season.
After the game, Ronaldo was elected the official best player of the game without suspense, and in the score of sofascore, C Ronaldo's score was as high as 9.7 points. At present, Cristiano Ronaldo is five goals behind Salah in the top scorer list, and although Manchester United have missed the league title this season, Ronaldo has every opportunity to launch a strong attack on the Premier League Golden Boot in the last few games.