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Cristiano Ronaldo Celebrates 100th EPL Goal With Gesture To Late Baby Son

Manchester United ace Cristiano Ronaldo dedicated his 100th EPL goal to his late baby son as he celebrated by pointing to the sky at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.

Robert Summerscales

Cristiano Ronaldo Celebrates 100th EPL Goal With Gesture To Late Baby Son
Cristiano Ronaldo Celebrates 100th EPL Goal With Gesture To Late Baby Son /

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the fourth player in Premier League history to score 100 goals for Manchester United.

His landmark strike came against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, 7,042 days after he opened his EPL account in a 3-0 win over Portsmouth back in 2003.

Ronaldo's 100th Premier League goal came in his 223rd appearance in the competition.

United's other EPL centurions are Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Wayne Rooney - all of whom played significantly more Premier League games.

Ronaldo's goal came in the 34th minute against Arsenal when he finished with his left foot after a deep cross from Nemanja Matic.

That made the score 2-1 to Arsenal after earlier goals from Nuno Tavares and Bukayo Saka. Arsenal went on to win 3-1 after Granit Xhaka completed the scoring following a penalty miss by Bruno Fernandes.

Ronaldo was applauded at the Emirates Stadium before he scored.

The United No.7 was clapped by fans of both teams on the seventh-minute mark in an attempt to show support for him and his family following the recent death of his baby son.

Ronaldo's goal celebration appeared to be aimed at his late child as he pointed to the sky and looked up.

Cristiano Ronaldo pictured scoring his 100th Premier League goal for Manchester United at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium in April 2022
Cristiano Ronaldo pictured scoring his 100th Premier League goal for Manchester United :: IMAGO/PA Images/John Walton
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Robert Summerscales
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Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.