Ronaldo, 37, is still leading the team to victory on his own.
On the evening of April 16, Beijing time, the 33rd round of this season's Premier League was a focus battle. With Cristiano Ronaldo's "hat-trick", Manchester United narrowly beat Norwich 3-2 at home. This is also the 60th time in Ronaldo's career that he has "worn a hat" in the competition.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first goal.
Norwich are at the end of the table and are doing their best to relegate. In the face of such an opponent, Manchester United took advantage of C Ronaldo's excellent performance shortly after the opening. In the 7th minute, the "Red Devils" broke the ball in front of the field, Elanga sent a precise pass in the penalty area, C Ronaldo followed up with a easy push to break the goal, helping the team to lead 1-0; in the 31st minute, Ronaldo's accurate pass created a corner opportunity, Telles's cross fell well, the Portuguese star jumped high, with a signature "Tarzan pressure" header to break the goal, helping Manchester United to expand their advantage.
Cristiano Ronaldo's header broke the goal.
However, Norwich, who are fighting for relegation, will not give up easily. In the first half of stoppage time, Manchester United's defense was flawed, and Norwich striker Doyle scored with a header that was unguarded in front of goal to make the score 1-2. Shortly after the start of the second half, Norwich scored another goal on a counter-attack, Doyle sent a direct pass, Puki single-handed the ball in, and the two teams returned to the same running line.
Cristiano Ronaldo's free kick "kill".
At the critical moment, C Ronaldo once again showed the true color of the star. In the 76th minute, Manchester United won a direct free kick opportunity in the front of the penalty area, C Ronaldo took a deep breath, and his right foot shot straight into the dead corner of the goal, 3-2, C Ronaldo staged a "hat trick", manchester United team completed the "kill"!
So far, the 37-year-old Ronaldo has staged a "hat-trick" for the 60th time in his career, including 10 times in the national team and 50 times in the club team. In addition, this is also Ronaldo's 99th Premier League goal, only one step away from the 100-goal mark.
After the referee blew the final whistle, Ronaldo stepped forward and put the ball in the ball to express his love to his pregnant girlfriend Georgina. However, Ronaldo has since made a heartwarming move, after talking to his 17-year-old teammate Ganganjo for a moment, he took the ball out of his shirt and gave it to the youngster who entered the first-team squad for the first time (and did not appear).
"Ronaldo played a very key role today, the second and third goals were not scored easily, it was really wonderful!" After the game, Manchester United's acting manager Lonnick was full of praise for his love. Goalkeeper De Gea also said that Ronaldo's three goals are key, "He is a top star, he has been helping us score goals and win. Norwich coach Smith is also convinced of the Portuguese star, saying: "There is no doubt that Ronaldo's 'hat trick' is praised. But I would say that it was our excellent performance that inspired him to do better. ”
In the early morning of April 17, Beijing time, C Luo, who was still unsatisfied, updated his personal social media account, and he wrote: "I am very happy to win this victory. As I've said before, individual achievement is only worth it if it helps us achieve our team goals – the 60th 'hat-trick' of my career was so important that it gave us 3 points. Well done, lads, everyone gave their best. We will not give up, we will fight to the end! ”