CRISTIANO RONALDO scored the 700th club goal of his career just 15 minutes after being sent on as a first-half substitute against Everton.
CR7 was once again benched in the Premier League by Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag.
But when Anthony Martial hobbled off injured in the 28th minute, Ronaldo was sent on in his place.
He entered the action just one strike away from 700 club goals.
And it didn’t take Ronaldo long to reach the landmark figure.
He flashed a left-footed effort past Jordan Pickford after being put through on goal by Casemiro just before the break for his first Prem goal of the season.
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It was his 700th club goal, and 144th in the colours of the Red Devils.
Ronaldo has also netted five times for Sporting Lisbon, 101 times for Juventus, and a whopping 450 times for Real Madrid.
His overall tally is now 817, thanks to the 117 goals he has scored for Portugal.
French forward Martial was preferred to Ronaldo up top after he came off the bench to score in Thursday’s 3-2 win over Omonia Nicosia.
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That’s despite Martial still being on his way back from an Achilles injury that forced him to miss seven games.
And the decision to start him backfired when the 26-year-old picked up a knock with the game not even half an hour old.
Ronaldo though was quick to make his mark after being offered some rare minutes in the Premier League.
Frank Lampard’s side took the lead in stunning fashion thanks to ex-Arsenal man Alex Iwobi.
After Casemiro was robbed of the ball high up the pitch, Iwobi picked it up on the edge of the box and curled an absolute beauty into the top corner past David De Gea.
The Toffees weren’t ahead for long though.
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Antony levelled things up 10 minutes later with a precise finish to become the first United player in history to score in their first three Prem games for the club.
Ronaldo then put the Red Devils in front with a typically clinical effort.
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