Cristiano Ronaldo Completes Astounding Man United Return: What Can the Legend Achieve This Season?

Posted on September 15, 2021 by SoccerPunter

Though the summer transfer window has been a very busy one it’s fair to say that two particular transfers have caught the public’s imagination. Lionel Messi’s departure from Barcelona to PSG being one and the more recent return of Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United being the other.

The 36-year-old spent the past three years in Turin with Juventus and having failed to help the Serie A side to the Champions League crown, and losing their domestic title last term, it appeared that the Portuguese international felt the time was right for a change.

When it comes to legends of the game, Messi and Ronaldo are head and shoulders above the competition and their respective moves this summer have led to millions of shirt sales and a bump in betting action.

Indeed it’s not dissimilar to the action that resulted from Tom Brady’s move to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL last year, and in order to find the best odds around, especially when it comes to US sports, you should make use of a good sports betting comparison site. This will help you maximise your bet to the fullest, as a great many did when Brady (somewhat inevitably) led his new side to Super Bowl glory.

So what can Ronaldo achieve in his second spell in the Premier League? Well Old Trafford boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will hope that the former Real Madrid man can help bring Man United their first title since Sir Alex Ferguson retired back in 2013.

Indeed Solskjaer already helped that cause by bringing in Raphael Varane, Ronaldo’s former team-mate, to help boost the United defence and also captured young England playmaker Jadon Sancho.

Many are now wondering how Ronaldo’s arrival might affect young talents like Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford, while Uruguayan veteran Edinson Cavani may well be on his way.

Sadly for United, both Manchester City and Chelsea have also significantly boosted their squads and are certainly ahead of the rest when it comes to chasing the Premier League title in 2021/22.

On an individual basis you can expect a great many bets to be placed on Cristiano Ronaldo finishing top-scorer in the Premier League, even though he has missed the first three matches of the season.

In his last season in the English top tier, before he moved to the Bernabeu, Ronaldo scored 18 Premier League goals and the season prior to that, in 2007/08 he clinched the golden boot.

Other interesting bets you can place on Ronaldo relate to how he might perform in key grudge fixtures, notably against local rivals City and arch-enemies Liverpool, indeed you can bet on the returning United star being sent off in either game. That goes some way to showing just how key those clashes may be this season.

Either way, United fans are certainly enjoying seeing Ronaldo back where he belongs and you can guarantee a great deal of interest in just about anything he does over the course of the two-year deal he has agreed with the club.