CRISTIANO RONALDO swept in a Marcus Rashford cross and notched a staggering 800th career goal.
And minutes later the Manchester United talisman smashed home a penalty to make it 801.
The goals came as United welcomed Arsenal to Old Trafford – under the watchful gaze of new interim manager Ralf Rangnick.
Ronaldo’s personal tally had been sat on 799 for a while – by his standards, at least.
His strike against Villarreal last Tuesday almost single-handedly fired the Red Devils into the Champions League last-16 with a game to spare.
But he was controversially left on the bench for United’s 1-1 draw with league leaders Chelsea on Sunday.
Mortals may laugh at the idea a single game without a goal counts as a missed opportunity.
But goalscoring god Ronaldo was clearly fuming when he failed to find the net after being introduced as a late sub at Stamford Bridge.
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The United No7 put that right on his return to the starting line-up as German tactician Rangnick watched from the stands.
Some critics have pointed the finger at the ex-Real Madrid and Juventus star, saying his return to Old Trafford has unbalanced the side.
But on Thursday night he proved he still has a ferocious eye for goal and took his Premier League tally to six for the season.
The Portugal skipper has hit a record 115 for his country, to go with 450 Real and 101 Juve goals.
He was already scoring goals just after the start of the new millennium, notching five for boyhood club Sporting back in 2002/03.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
