Cristiano Ronaldo Specials: Will the Man Utd star flourish under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer?

Cristiano Ronaldo is all set to make his feverishly anticipated second-debut for Man Utd on Saturday when the Red Devils host Steve Bruce’s winless Newcastle at Old Trafford.

Over one million of you have already drafted the superstar into their Fantasy Team - many at the expense of poor Bruno Fernandes - with Ronaldo all set to sizzle as the key cog in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s envious collection of attacking talent.

After all, this is a man who has blasted in 320 goals in 356 matches since turning 30. Absurd numbers.

Below we've taken a look at an assortment of Ronaldo specials as we delve into some attractive prices on this weekend’s clash against Newcastle, before moving on to the season-long specials.

Ronaldo vs Newcastle

Paddy Power have boosted Ronaldo to 8/1 to score a header against the Toon. 

The gravity-defying leaper is 40/1 to bag two or more headers, and 150/1 to have one or more shots on target in each half and assist one or more goals in each half (Paddy Power).

Ronaldo is 5/2 to have the first shot on target in the match, 2/1 to grab the opening goal, 7/2 for an anytime assist, and 33/1 to assist two or more goals (Paddy Power).

New William Hill customers can get Ronaldo at 30/1 to score anytime while the same bookie has enhanced his odds to 2/1 to net anytime for current customers.

Back in 2008 Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in a 6-0 rout against the sorry Magpies, and is 7/1 to power home another three-goal haul on Saturday (888Sport).

How many Premier League goals could Ronaldo bag this season? 

In his first spell at Man Utd Ronaldo accumulated 84 Premier League goals, meaning he’s 16 goals away from the ‘100 Club’ and just seven away from Solskjaer’s own tally. It may, however, be a stretch for the 36-year-old to reach Wayne Rooney’s Man Utd total of 183 league goals, but if anyone can do it…

Ronaldo is priced at 11/10 (William Hill) to score 20 league goals this term, 10/3 to score 26+, and 13/2 to score 28+ (both Paddy Power). 

You can find odds of 14/1 for Ronaldo to break the 30 goal milestone (William Hill) as he did in his Golden Boot winning 2007/08 campaign (31 goals), and if you really expect Ronaldo to thrive he’s available at 28/1 to score 32+ goals (Paddy Power).

What about individual awards?

SBK have Ronaldo at a best-priced 27/5 to win the Golden Boot.

He’s 16/1 to win the 2021/22 Ballon d'Or (Paddy Power) - for what would be the sixth time - and 7/1 to scoop the PFA Player of the Season accolade for the third time (Betway).

Anything else?

William Hill have Ronaldo at 40/1 to be Premier League top goalscorer and top Champions League goalscorer, and 14/1 to be Premier League top goalscorer and Man Utd to win the league.

Ronaldo can be backed at 6/1 to score both home-and-away against rivals Man City, 25/1 to be sent off against Liverpool, and 7/1 to hit double figures for both goals and assists in the league (Paddy Power).

As for head-to-head duals, William Hill have Ronaldo at evens to score more league goals than Romelu Lukaku, 8/11 to outscore Harry Kane, and 4/5 to better Mo Salah.

Elsewhere, Ronaldo is priced at 33/1 to score an own goal this season, as he once did for Real Madrid back in 2013 when he headed the ball into his own net from a corner.