Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free 'Come to see United'? 'Come to see Ronaldo' was the chant from the Stretford End.
Cristiano Ronaldo had shanked one shot, hit the side-netting, was starved of service and goaded by Newcastle supporters. A Republic of Ireland fan could have warned them what would happen next.
Ronaldo's 119th goal for Manchester United was maybe his easiest and certainly the most emotionally charged. The shrill that greeted the 45th-minute breakthrough was not tempered by the possibility of the linesman raising his flag.
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