Football
Ronaldo Reaches 800 Goals in Manchester United’s Win Over Arsenal
by privatebet.com - 2021/12/03
Cristiano Ronaldo is no stranger to breaking new grounds, and he just made history as the first player to ever reach 800 top-level goals. The Portuguese football superstar set this record as Manchester United scored a commanding 3-2 win over Arsenal on Thursday. Things weren’t looking so good for United in the first half after Smith Rowe struck the opening goal for Arsenal 13 minutes into the game. Bruno Fernandes evened out the score in the very last moments of the first half, and Ronaldo helped the Red Devils make a glorious comeback with two goals in the second half. It was a big night for Ronaldo, who scored the 800th goal of his professional career during this match. This brings the total of his goals for Manchester United to 130, but he’s nowhere near reaching 450 goals that he netted during his time with Real Madrid. United’s match against Arsenal was also significant because it marked Michael Carrick’s last appearance as the team’s interim manager. He briefly replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and will be succeeded by Ralf Rangnick, who’s set to coach the team until the end of the season. Rangnick served as a coach of RB Leipzig before being appointed as interim manager of United. He told reporters that he accepted a six-month role as manager and added that his main goal is to bring more balance into the team.