Manchester United Legend Says Cristiano Ronaldo Can Still Score 20 Goals In The Premier League

Former teammate backs Real Madrid legend Cristiano Ronaldo to still succeed in the Premier League.
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Manchester United legend Andy Cole has backed Real Madrid icon Cristiano Ronaldo, saying he could still score 20 goals in the Premier League.

Ronaldo currently plays for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and has been churning out impressive numbers for the SPL club since his transfer. Cole raved about Ronaldo's work ethic, attitude, and other aspects and claimed that any youngster should look up to the Portuguese legend as a role model.

Cole further added that a professional like Ronaldo still possesses the ability to score 20 goals a season. Speaking to Cardplayer.com, Cole said:

Cristiano Ronaldo is so special. He has an unbelievable work rate, attitude, everything is just absolutely phenomenal. I have nothing but admiration for him. I really do, Any young kid who is aspiring to be a professional football player shouldn't look any further than him. Please don't look any further than him because he is everything young kids should be aspiring to get to the top.

Andy Cole
Cristiano Ronaldo against Athletic Club in October 2014
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He added:

That level of work rate, consistency and wanting to improve season on season. He is the ultimate professional and if kids don’t want to be like him as a footballer then they should retire already. Would he still score 20 goals in the Premier League? Definitely. He'll always score goals because he has that quality. He's just a monster, an absolute phenomenon.

Andy Cole

Cristiano Ronaldo scored 18 Premier League goals in 30 appearances for Manchester United during the 2021-22 season. He left the club in the middle of the 2022-23 season and joined Al-Nassr. Since his move to the Saudi club, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner has bagged 74 goals and 18 assists in 83 appearances.

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Apratim Banerjee
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Apratim is an experienced sports journalist having covered European and World Football, Combat Sports, Olympic Sports, and more for online media publications like Sportskeeda, EssentiallySports, and more. He is currently an MSc. in Sport Marketing student at Loughborough University, London.