Manchester United legend Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted his career is not over yet after starring in Al Nassr's 4-3 victory over Al Ahli.
04.09.2023 - 12:59 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 850th career goal on Saturday evening as Al Nassr continued their impressive form in the Saudi Pro League.
Abdulrahman Ghareeb gave the former Manchester United man's side the lead just after the half hour mark and they doubled their advantage deep into first half stoppage time through Abdullah Al-Khaibari. Al Hazm sparked themselves into life shortly after the interval when Muhammed Badamosi pulled one back but all this did was spur Ronaldo's side on.
Otavio made it 3-1 on 57 minutes before Ronaldo scored his historic goal on 68. Former Liverpool man Sadio Mane completed the rout ten minutes later to move Al Nassr to within four points of the new leaders Al Hilal.
After the match, the Portuguese icon took the opportunity to celebrate his landmark achievement on social media. In a post on his Instagram, Ronaldo wrote: "Another great team performance!
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"We keep on improving. Let's go Al Nassr. 850 goals and still counting," he added accompanied with a wink emoji.
You would be forgiven for thinking the wink could have been aimed at his long-time rival Lionel Messi. Ronaldo's goal at the weekend now puts him 32 ahead of the Argentinian World Cup winner who is on 818 career goals.
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