Manchester Unitedfans are already super excited Old Trafford with their new CR7 jerseys ahead ofthe star’s grand homecoming.
Ronaldo arrived atthe Lowry Hotel alongside his new teammates on Friday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaerconfirmed he will take part in the club’s Premier League matchagainst Newcastle this weekend.
Since joining UnitedRonaldo broke the all-time international goal scoring record with his 110thgoal for Portugal in a World Cup qualifier win against the Republic of Ireland.
After head coach OleGunnar Solskjaer handed the 36-year-old Ronaldo a first start for ManchesterUnited in 12 years, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner opened the scoring rightat the stroke of half-time.
He restored histeam’s lead with a left-footed strike after Javier Manquillo had equalised forNewcastle in the second half. Bruno Fernandes added a third goal from 25 yardsin the 80th minute and Jesse Lingard finished off the party with a right-footedshot from inside of the box in injury time.
Solskjaer believesRonaldo will add the next stage of high quality to the squad, each bodily andmentally, as they attempt to land a primary trophy of the Norwegian’s reign.
"He's beenhaving a good pre-season with Juventus, he's played for the national team, he'shad a good week with us here," Solskjaer said.
"He willdefinitely be on the pitch at some point, that's for sure."
He also said, “Wehave grown as a group the last few years. The determination, the desire, thefocus has improved over time and bit by bit.”
“Even like bringingRaphael (Varane) in, he’s come in with a winner’s mentality, an unbelievablefocus.”
“Then in fact Cristiano comes in as nicely and there isn’t any place to coverwhenever you’ve bought winners like them. You cannot go into coaching andprovides 95 % or not being centered.”