Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has been shortlisted for Premier League goal of the season award.
Ronaldo, 37, managed to score 18 times in his first Premier League campaign since returning to United in August 2021.
It has been a terrible season on the pitch for United, but a lot of fans will hope Ronaldo stays next season to help set the standards under Erik ten Hag. We would have finished a lot lower than sixth in the league if it wasn’t for his goals.
The Portugal superstar finished third in the league’s goalscoring charts and one of his goals ensured that he is one of 10 Premier League players nominated for the 2021/22 Budweiser Goal of the Season award.
Cristiano Ronaldo vs Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in March
Fred flicked the ball to Ronaldo midway into the Tottenham half before CR7 took two touches before curving a shot past Hugo Lloris from 25-yards out.
A rocket from @Cristiano! 🚀
This strike from our no.7 is a nominee for the @PremierLeague's Goal of the Season award 💪#MUFC | #PL
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 25, 2022
The goal gave United a 1-0 lead, but they won the match 3-2 thanks to a Ronaldo hat-trick.
However, despite beating Tottenham this season, we were unable to finish in the top four. They took the final Champions League spot to spoil Arsenal’s season.
Full shortlist
Danny Ings (Aston Villa) v Newcastle United
Andros Townsend (Everton) v Burnley
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) v Manchester City
Rodri (Manchester City) v Everton
Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) v Southampton
Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) v Liverpool
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) v Norwich City
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) v Tottenham Hotspur
Miguel Almiron (Newcastle United) v Crystal Palace
Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) v Leicester City
