WORLD CLASS: Cristiano Ronaldo
Thursday April 16,2009
CRISTIANO RONALDO last night admitted his
sensational winner was the best goal of his career.
Ronaldo’s 40-yard strike steered Manchester United past
Porto and into a mouth-watering Champions League semi-final against
old foes Arsenal.
Ronaldo said: “That’s the best goal I’ve ever scored. I
didn’t know it was from 40 yards and flew at 65 mph until I saw the
television replay after the game. Wow! It was a fantastic
strike.”
Now Ronaldo is confident they can overcome Arsene
Wenger’s improving team and become the first team to win
back-to-back Champions League titles.
He said: “This victory will give us confidence. We
didn’t play well in the previous five games but I’m hoping this
will change all that. Arsenal play great football, we know them
well and they are going to be two great ties. But we are confident
that we can reach the final.”
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson saluted Ronaldo’s super
strike, saying: “I’ve got to dig deep into the memory banks to
remember a better goal – it was a sensational shot and gave us the
perfect start.
“A big difference was also having Rio back. He has been
a key part in our success. It will be a terrific tie against
Arsenal.”
United will play the first leg at home on April 29 and
the return in North London will be the following Tuesday, May
5.
