Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 24th goal of the season, 18 of which have come in the Premier League, in Manchester United's 3-0 win over Brentford on Monday.
Manchester United icon Cristiano Ronaldo scored yet another Premier League goal against Brentford at Old Trafford and dedicated the strike in a touching homage to his late newborn son, who passed away last month.
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Last month has been a turbulent one for the Portugal international and his partner Georgina Rodriguez as they announced the tragic death of their son. The couple were expecting twins but only their daughter survived delivery.
Taking to Instagram, the 37-year-old legend posted a photograph of himself looking up at the sky and raising a finger, along with a star and prayer emoticon.
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The emotional post came just days after Ronaldo shared a moving photograph of him cradling his newborn daughter in his arms, less than a fortnight after the tragic loss of his son. The picture, which shows Ronaldo sitting on a sofa with his baby, is captioned: "Forever Love…".
Ronaldo and Georgina had earlier paid tribute to their “angel” baby boy, saying “we will always love you”. “We would like to thank the doctors and nurses for all their expert care and support,’ the couple said. “We are all devastated at this loss and we kindly ask for privacy at this very difficult time," the couple added.
The Portuguese star scored his 24th goal of the season, 18 of which have come in the Premier League, in United's 3-0 win over Brentford and is two goals shy of the 26 he tallied in his previous season with the Red Devils in 2008-09.
Ronaldo is now only behind Tottenham's Heung Son-min and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah in the league's scoring charts and he appeared to say, "I'm not finished" during United players' lap of honour.
Following this win, Ronaldo took to Instagram to thank Old Trafford fans and also sent them a strong message about what Manchester United's goal is for the future.
"Once again, great support from the stands. Let’s take this opportunity of our last game of the season at Old Trafford to thank our amazing supporters, who endured a difficult season by our side and never abandoned us. Thanks, guys. Your support means the world to us and our goal is to become better everyday, so that we can achieve what we all want: glory for Man. United! 🙏🏽💪🏽," the legendary striker wrote on Instagram.