Sir Alex congratulates Ronaldo for winning Euro 2016 Credit: Getty - Contributor. The Manchester United manager go on to become a father-figure to the Portuguese superstar.. He played a key role in helping Ronaldo return to the club that made him nearly 20 years later, in 2021. Yes, but that would mean sacrificing Bruno. Unless you play like a diamond, with Bruno, Ronaldo and cavani as the forwards. In the offensive phase he can but he can’t track back. The best way to fit him in is play a 4-3-3 in attack and a 4-4-2 in defence. The first player to score in five World Cups, men's or women's, was Marta in 2019, and Christine Sinclair matched the feat that same year. Ronaldo's most successful World Cup campaign was in 2018 Cristiano Ronaldo has been handed an offer to play on into his 40s with Saudi Arabian giants Al Nassr ready to hand him a three year deal after the World Cup, according to CBS Sports sources. Cristiano Ronaldo played 292 games with Manchester United, scored an impressive 118 goals and provided 69 assists. In addition, he won the Champions League and the Club World Cup in 2008 , year in which he won his first Ballon d'Or, as well as three Premier League titles (2007, 2008 and 2009), one FA Cup (2004), two Carabao Cups (2006 and 2009 In 2003, his team played against Manchester United in a Champions League match. Ronaldo’s team won the match by 3-1. Thanks to his excellent display of football that enchanted everyone on the field including Man Utd’s former manager, Sir Alex Ferguson. At the same time, the English club Arsenal also showed interest in the Portuguese teenager. Manchester United have secured the incredible £19.7 million capture of Cristiano Ronaldo from under the noses of rivals Manchester City in one of the most dramatic days in Premier League transfer It was a welcome befitting of the 24-year-old's status, having left Manchester United for £80m as the holder of the Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player. Cristiano Ronaldo was the star player of Manchester United for seven-and-a-half years. But he left the club with mutual agreement in November 2022 and ended his weekly contract of £480,000. On their match day a month later, the team wrote a goodbye message of 81 words for Ronaldo, the megastar. Cristiano Ronaldo, who has won the Ballon d'Or five times, including while a United player in 2008, finished sixth in the total voting, joining the aforementioned trio plus Karim Benzema, N'Golo UjCjm.