Cristiano Ronaldo's 10 best goals of the decade

#10 vs. Manchester United, November 2018

Ronaldo showed off his abs after an amazing goal against Manchester United

Ronaldo had never been afraid to score goals against his old side Manchester United since leaving Old Trafford in 2009; when Real Madrid faced the Red Devils in the 2012-13 Champions League Round of 16, the Portuguese scored goals in both legs as Los Blancos won out 3-2 on aggregate.

When he moved to Juventus in 2018-19 – and they were drawn against United in the group stage of the Champions League – it seemed inevitable that he’d find the net against them once again. And naturally, despite Juve eventually losing the match at the Allianz Stadium 1-2, the Portuguese found the net with one of his very best strikes.

65 minutes into the match, Juve centre-back Leonardo Bonucci sent a long ball over the top of the United defence, and despite being marked, ‘CR7’ let the ball drop over his shoulder before unleashing an unstoppable volley past David De Gea and into the net – before lifting his shirt in celebration to show off his abs.

United fans remain fond of Ronaldo to this day – but they were not pleased on this night when he scored one of his best-ever goals past them.

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