Cristiano Ronaldo: how many goals did he score at Manchester United and how far behind is Rooney?

Cristiano Ronaldo took a leap in quality after his previous spell at Manchester United. A friendly match with Sporting Portugal was enough for Ferguson to notice him as a skilled winger with a goal. On August 12, 2003, Manchester United officially closed and presented the signings of Eric Djemba-Djemba, Kleberson, Tim Howard, and a Portuguese teenager named Cristiano Ronaldo. 

Cristiano Ronaldo's numbers in his first stint at United

Cristiano Ronaldo scored 84 goals and 34 assists in 196 Premier League appearances for United. He also had 17 goals and 9 assists in 39 games in the various cup competitions he played in while at Manchester United. In addition, in the Champions League he scored 15 goals and signed 11 assists in 52 matches.

There were six seasons in Manchester United from 2003 to 2009 in which he scored 118 goals in 292 games. It is a great amount of goals but he will have to add many more if he wants to catch Rooney.

Wayne Rooney: Manchester United's top goalscorer

Wayne Rooney is Manchester United's top scorer and was Cristiano Ronaldo's teammate between 2004 and 2009. Rooney is the second all-time top scorer in the Premier League. Only the legendary Alan Shearer, with 260 goals in 441 games, surpasses Rooney's 208 goals in the 494 games he played in British soccer's top competition between 2002 and 2017. 

Titles won by Cristiano Ronaldo with United