Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 60th hat-trick of his career to help United beat Premier League vice-captain Norwich 3-2. The "hat" was worth a lot, and it allowed Cristiano Ronaldo to receive a goal bonus of £850,000 paid by the Red Devils.
This is the second time Ronaldo has worn a hat since his return to Manchester United, and it is worth emphasizing that in the Premier League game at Old Trafford, he has staged two consecutive big threes. In addition to these 3 goals, Ronaldo also staged a wonderful upside-down golden hook, but unfortunately the ball was higher.
According to the data, in this game, C Ronaldo touched the ball 43 times, 35 passes and 32 successful passes, the accuracy rate was as high as 91%, 5 shots scored 3 goals, grabbed two headers, including a goal, and also created 1 opportunity for teammates, Manchester United can take all 3 points mainly because of C Ronaldo's play.
But three goals still brought Ronaldo's season at Manchester United to 21, activating the goal bonus. When he returned last summer, Ronaldo's contract stipulated a number of bonus clauses, including two: 1. Hat-trick can win £100,000; 2. Season goal exceeds 20 goals, with a prize of £750,000. That is, this hat-trick brought Ronaldo an income of 850,000 pounds.
Not only that, but for the rest of the season, Ronaldo's every goal will bring him an extra goal reward of £100,000, and he no longer needs to hit three dollars like Tottenham Hotspur or Norwich to get the bonus.
And if Cristiano Ronaldo can score 9 more goals in the remaining 6 games, breaking the 30-goal mark in a single season, he will receive a huge prize money of 2.75 million pounds!
In addition, the 37-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo has another bonus if he becomes the top scorer in the team this season, which the British media said was as high as 1 million pounds. Given that United's current team's number two top scorer, Bruno Fernandez, has not scored in double figures, the million reward is already in Ronaldo's pocket.
In the current Premier League top scorer list, Cristiano Ronaldo is tied for third place with Jota with 15 goals, and in front of him are Tottenham winger Son Heung-min (17 goals) and Liverpool striker Salah (20 goals), and the Portuguese superstar still has a chance to reach the Premier League Golden Boot. But this season, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 15 goals in 26 premier league rounds, and if this goal efficiency is maintained, the number of goals scored in 6 games should exceed 3.
After the game, United interim manager Ronnick said: "I don't think there is a need to discuss the performance of Cristiano (Ronaldo) today. Another hat-trick, like against Tottenham, he decided the outcome of the game, and at least two of those goals were not easy to score, I was talking about the second header and the third free kick."
Ronaldo and Manchester United still have a one-year contract, plus a one-year priority renewal, but the British media announced before the game that Manchester United's future coach Tenhag intends to purge C Ronaldo. But the Portuguese superstar wearing the hat this time is afraid that it will put Tenhag in a dilemma.
On the one hand, Ronaldo is about to celebrate his 38th birthday and is aging; on the other hand, his role in the Manchester United squad is still indispensable. However, perhaps Ronaldo himself, not Tenhag or Manchester United, will decide his future.
As for the controversy over whether Ronaldo will go or stay, Lonnick has made it clear that he is not mixed: "In the end, it is not up to me to decide, Cristiano's contract has another year, the new coach and the board need to make a choice." But his performance against Tottenham and today's game tells us that he is still the protagonist of the victory or defeat. He is the player who has scored the most goals in football history, which is obviously no accident. Today, he showed that again."