Cristiano Ronaldo was certainly better in the game against Villareal than he was against Chelsea. The Manchester United number 7 came on as a substitute to replace yellow carded Paul Scholes.

The Portuguese Star displayed a patchy performance and received a booking for confronting the referee after being fouled.

Ronaldo, who scored 42 goals last season, is yet to solve Manchester United’s goal scoring problem. The EPL defending champions have tasted only one victory this season and their fate is worsening.

The Reds play Bolton on Saturday, a game which should feature Ronaldo as a starter. September 27th was Ronnie’s chosen date of return to active football, and it may be the perfect day for him to commence the defence of his worth and name, and help the Red Devils to have their campaign back on track.

Written by: Angela Asante