Cristiano Ronaldo passed his manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United goal tally by scoring twice in the 2-2 Champions League draw with Atalanta on Tuesday.
Ronaldo’s 126th United goal drew him level with former striker Solskjaer, who played for the club between 1996 and 2007, and he then added No 127.
The pair overlapped as players for four seasons at the end of that spell, Ronaldo scoring his first 57 United goals and Solskjaer his final 12.
Breakdown of Ronaldo's United goals
Premier League
Ronaldo has scored four times in the league since his return to lift his career total in the English top flight from 84 to 88.
That leaves him three behind Solskjaer, who hit 91, leaving him sixth on United’s league scoring list in the Premier League era.
Champions League
Ronaldo’s brace against Atalanta took him to 21 Champions League goals for United, one more than Solskjaer managed in his illustrious career.
His 138 career goals and 180 appearances in the competition proper are both all-time records, with Ronaldo swelling those totals with five in four games in this season’s group stage.
Solskjaer, though, netted United’s most memorable Champions League goal when he toe-poked home the dramatic stoppage-time winner in the 1999 final against Bayern Munich in Barcelona.
Domestic cups and other competitions
Ronaldo scored 17 goals in domestic cups in his first spell at United, most notably capping his debut season by scoring in the 2004 FA Cup final and adding another in the following season’s League Cup final.
Solskjaer managed eight FA Cup and seven League Cup goals for the club to complete his tally.
Ronaldo’s one additional goal came against Gamba Osaka in the semi-final as United won the 2008 Club World Cup in Japan.
Manchester United's top 10 scorers
1). Wayne Rooney - 253 goals
2). Bobby Charlton - 249 goals
3). Denis Law - 237 goals
4). Jack Rowley - 211 goals
5). Dennis Violet - 179 goals
= George Best - 179 goals
7). Joe Spence - 169 goals
= Ryan Giggs - 169 goals
9). Mark Hughes - 163 goals
10). Paul Scholes - 155 goals
Manchester United ratings v Atalanta
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MANCHESTER UNITED RATINGS: David De Gea 5 - Poor goalkeeping for first goal, a tame effort. Dived to the right and the ball slipped under him. Second goal didn’t reflect too well on him. Getty -
Aaron Wan-Bissaka 7 - Open for the opening goal. Pushed forward and set Fernandes up from a tight angle on 65. Pushed right forward and became a key attacker in the second half as United dominated possession. AFP -
Eric Bailly 8 - Rare start – only his second of the season - and he needed to perform. Positioning imperfect, but rapidly got across to superbly block an Atalanta effort after 32. Made another block a minute later. Used his pace to get back and stop an Atalanta attack on 64. United’s best defender in a back three and then back four. AP -
Raphael Varane 6 - Blocked a tenth minute Atalanta shot and looked comfortable. Came off injured after feeling his hamstring after 38 minutes. A shame. It’s the Manchester derby this Saturday, too. Getty -
Harry Maguire 5 - Atalanta consistently tried to attack him. Couldn’t make contact with the ball for Zapata’s goal which put Atalanta 2-1 up. He’s still struggling and it didn’t get easier for him as Atalanta and Muriel pressed and pressed and had more energy than United. EPA -
Luke Shaw 6 - Closest player to the first goal. Hit a deep cross to Maguire on 18. Kept the energy up until the end. EPA -
Bruno Fernandes 6 - Set the equaliser up with an intelligent run and exquisite backheel. Man marked. Always tried to create. Reuters -
Scott McTominay 5 - Deflected effort hit the post after five, then totally against Atalanta’s intense pressing. Booked and fortunate not to get booked again after catching Freuler. His apology worked. Getty -
Paul Pogba 4 - Big game for him, but his decision making let him down. It wasn’t his tracking, but he lost possession after 32 by trying to beat two men close to his own area. Then sloppily lost possession again two minutes later. And again on 40. Suspension means there are no more games for him until Villarreal away. At least. EPA -
Marcus Rashford 6 - Limited impact in the first half but he had a shot from 25 yards which was blocked in the first half. AP -
Cristiano Ronaldo 8 - Determined start. Headed just wide after 19 but then finished a brilliantly worked move to equalise after 45, his 138th Champions League goal. Then he got an equaliser largely through his own drive after 91 minutes, a magnificently taken volley from 25 yards. Five Champions League goals so far in four games. The main man. Again. AP -
SUBS: Mason Greenwood 7 - On for Varane. Hit the post on 48, but the offside flag was up. Involved in both goals and set the equaliser up. AP -
Edinson Cavani 6 - On for Rashford after 69. Worked hard as ever but gave the ball away to set up an Atalanta attack on 79. Getty -
Nemanja Matic 6 - On for Pogba after 69. Steadier than Pogba. Reuters -
Jadon Sancho N/A - On for McTominay after 86. His manager wanted more width on the side to get crosses in. Sharp when he came on. Getty -
Donny Van de Beek N/A - On for Fernandes after 86. At least he got off the bench for his first appearance in eight matches. Provided run for last goal in a decent cameo. Did well to make a decent shot on target after 92 which drew a good save from Musso. Getty
