Ronaldo scored the winning goal for United, beating Jordan Pickford with a low left-footed drive.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s first-half strike for Manchester United on Sunday gave his side all three points against Everton at Goodison Park.
The 2-1 win on Merseyside moved United to within a point of the Premier League top four. Ronaldo was only on the pitch due to Anthony Martial’s inability to run off an injury sustained in the warm-up. The 37-year-old had been previously limited to just 207 Premier League minutes by manager Erik ten Hag.
Brazili winger Antony’s neat finish had cancelled out Alex Iwobi’s superb strike for the Toffees after five minutes. Ronaldo then capitalised on a passage of mistakes to score his 700th career club goal after entering the fray in the 29th minute.
Ronaldo’s 700th club goal
Casemiro dispossessed Iwobi before sending Ronaldo clear down the left wing, and the veteran forward took his goal superbly, beating Jordan Pickford with a low left-footed drive.
450 goals for Real Madrid
Sunday’s strike was Ronaldo’s 144th goal for United over two spells. The 37-year-old has a phenomenal 450 for Real Madrid, 101 for Juventus and five for his first club Sporting Lisbon.