Lampard's low blow to ten Hag as Cristiano Ronaldo comes back, should Messi worry?

Everton manager Frank Lampard has hailed Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portuguese superstar scored his 700th goal for the club. The 37-year-old netted a late goal on the first-half penalty in Manchester United's 2-1 win over Everton on Sunday to take his tally to an incredible 700 goals, getting even further from soccer legends like Romario who scored 689 goals or Pele (684).

He is the only Portuguese player to ever have this tally. And Lampard, who played against Ronaldo at Chelsea during his first spell at Manchester United was quick to congratulate his former rival. Even though he was saddened due to Everton's performance against Erik ten Hag's team.

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Everton arrived at the game against the Red Devils as the best defense in the Premier League by only receiving seven goals in nine games. Unfortunately for them, United managed to score twice at The Toffees' home on Sunday. Everton tried to tie the game in the second half but Erik ten Hag's defense managed to secure the three points. 

Lampard's words on Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo was subbed in at the 29-minute mark of the match against Everton due to an injury to Anthony Martial. After the match, Everton manager Frank Lampard praised Ronaldo for his performance, saying,  "He is one of the greatest players to have graced the game, and in an era when we have had him and Messi. The comparisons between them doesn’t matter".