PREMIER - Ronaldo scores twice on second Man Utd debut
The Portuguese gave the Old Trafford faithful what they had come to see by finding the target twice against Newcastle as the hosts ran out 4-1 winners
Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals on his second debut for Manchester United, helping the Red Devils to a 4-1 win over Newcastle.
It looked like it would be a frustrating opening 45 minutes for the five-time Ballon d'Or winner against Newcastle, but Old Trafford erupted in stoppage-time when the deadlock was finally broken.
Ronaldo hit 84 Premier League goals for United during his first stint with the club.
The last of those came in a derby date with Manchester City on May 10, 2009.
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his first Premier League goal since May 2009 (v Man City); his gap of 12 years and 124 days between goals is the second-longest between two strikes by any player in the competition's history, after Matt Jackson (13y 187d, 1993-2006).
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