Always him: Cristiano Ronaldo scored again and stretches his streak with 3 matches in a row

Manchester United won 2-1 in their visit to West Ham, who was 8th at the Premier League. With a new goal from Cristiano Ronaldo, this Sunday in the fifth day of the English championship, Manchester equals the 13 points of Liverpool, leader for having a better goal difference.

In London, Ronaldo showed his nose again with his fourth goal in three games since returning to United twelve years after his first spell. Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the 34th minute to match Algerian Saïd Benrahma's initial goal, with a shot deflected by defender Raphael Varane. He did so by taking advantage of a rebound from goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski on his first shot from outside, after his compatriot Bruno Fernandes passed.

In the 89th minute it was Jesse Lingard, guilty on Wednesday of a mistake that cost the goal of the defeat against Young Boys in the Champions League, was redeemed with the 2-1 goal thanks to a cross shot to the squad. And then came the miracle of David De Gea, who saved a penalty against Mark Noble (90 + 4) in an action that the referee indicated by the hand of Luke Shaw.

If someone mistrusted the validity of Cristiano Ronaldo as a footballer, and how he would fare in a league as competitive as the Premier League, the Portuguese was in charge of covering all those doubts, goal-proof. Thus, he has 4 celebrations in 3 games, with the peculiarity that he wrote down his name in all of them.

Cristiano Ronaldo: How was his previous stint at Manchester United?

Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut as a footballer at Sporting Lisboa, in his native country, to soon make the leap to the Premier League. He came to Manchester United in 2003, and played 292 national and international matches with the club. In addition, he scored 118 goals.

Cristiano Ronaldo: How many games does he played in his career?

Cristiano Ronaldo's career is one of those that deserves a movie, or is written in a book. In total, it has been 19 years since he made his debut as a professional footballer, and currently remains in force, in the elite of world football.

At club level, he played for Sporting Lisboa, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus. In total, he played no more and no less than 900 official matches, in which he scored 678 goals. Added to them are the 214 participations with the Portugal shirt, and the 129 goals defending their country.

Cristiano Ronaldo: His goal against West Ham