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Performance Analysis: Cristiano Ronaldo’s Dream Manchester United Return against Newcastle United

Over 12 years after his last match for Manchester United – the 2009 UEFA Champions League final which saw Barcelona emerge with the coveted trophy – Cristiano Ronaldo was back in a red shirt at the club level.

In that time away, he had gone and basically won everything he possibly could with Real Madrid and later Juventus alongside his Euro 2016 success for Portugal, establishing himself as one of the best football players in the world.

Eventually, though, his gargantuan salary became too much to handle for Juventus, who were happy to move him on this summer.