Ronaldo touches down in Manchester after his sensational return to Old Trafford

Cristiano Ronaldo has landed in England after his headline-grabbing return to Manchester United from Juventus was confirmed last week.

The star forward, widely considered one of the best in the world, will now be playing at Old Trafford again after his £19.8million transfer from the Italian giants.

And Ronaldo touched down at Manchester Airport on Thursday night, with the club hoping he can make his second debut against Newcastle at home on September 11.

Ronaldo had been on international duty with Portugal - scoring two dramatic late goals in the 89th and 96th minutes to beat Ireland 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday.

That double saw him pass Ali Daei become the highest men's international goalscorer of all time, with an astonishing 110 and no signs of slowing down despite being 36.

However he picked up a yellow card at the Estadio Algarve, ruling him out of the Azerbaijan fixture on Tuesday - and national team manager Fernando Santos allowed him to leave the set-up early.

Ronaldo's former team-mate, and Red Devils technical director, Darren Fletcher welcomed him personally on a private terminal.

The new signing is set to begin training with his new colleagues at Carrington next week under manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was a team-mate of Ronaldo during the Portuguese's first stint at the club between 2003 and 2009.