Manchester United supporters continue to laud Cristiano Ronaldo after the five-time Ballon d'Or winner saved the day against Norwich to put his side right back in the top-four race. Ronaldo needed only seven minutes to make his mark and also had the final say to gun down the Canaries this afternoon.
Scoring his 13th, 14th and 15th goals of the Premier League season, the Portugal captain has netted more hat-tricks during his second act than he did in a memorable first stint at Old Trafford between 2003 and 2009. Having sealed a sensational return move last summer, the 37-year-old has netted 21 times in all competitions.
It was just over a month ago that Ronaldo's treble stunned Champions League contenders Tottenham.
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Now, after watching the north Londoners slip to a late defeat in the early kick-off against Brighton, the United star was responsible for clawing Ralf Rangnick and his team back into top-four contention. Arsenal were also beaten as three points separate the three sides at the close of play.
Ronaldo combined with Anthony Elanga for his opener and had Jesse Lingard to thank for his second. Norwich hit back to level the scores - netting either side of the break - before Ronaldo conjured up typically late heroics to see United to a priceless victory.
Indeed, he settled the scored courtesy of a devastating free-kick on 76 minutes. Here are a selection of comments from United supporters as taken from social media platform Twitter;
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