How Peter Drury's commentary on Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Manchester United is getting viral among fans

By Team Newsable  |  First Published Sep 14, 2021, 11:57 AM IST

Cristiano Ronaldo severely impacted his return to Manchester United, scoring a couple of goals against Newcastle United. Meanwhile, fans are in awe of Peter Drury’s commentary.


Portuguese sensation Cristiano Ronaldo made a triumphant return to Manchester United, scoring a couple of goals against Newcastle United in the English Premier League clash at Old Trafford on Saturday, while United won 4-1. The fans were delighted, as they could not have asked for a better return for their club’s talisman in the opening game.

The fans, who watched the epic return on their television sets across the globe, too were fascinated by it, but it was Peter Drury’s commentary for BT Sport that made them go awe. As Ronaldo emerged from the tunnel during the kick-off, Drury’s introduction of Ronaldo was as poetic as it could ever be.

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While he had a couple of weeks to prepare his script for Ronaldo’s return, least to say that he scripted it in the best poetic fashion ever, and, on top of it, he nailed it in an epic and legendary manner. Watch the video here and read his exact poetic words to describe the legend’s return to the Theatre of Dreams.

Merinding‼️

Peter Drury introducing Cristiano Ronaldo should be the greatest introduction ever!

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— United Focus🔰 (@utdfocusid)

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Following the same, Drury’s words went viral among the fans, with some rating him as the best commentator in world football. Check out the reactions from a few of the fans.

bro peter drury is the greatest to ever do it. poetry. pic.twitter.com/bIeQm5prUY

— ͏ً (@rundejirun)

There's simply no other word to describe that how poetic can Drury be.

Peter Drury: A Football Poet Rather Than Commentator. 🙌🏻 pic.twitter.com/aAuJw1DgGx

— United_Talks 🔴 (@United_Talks_)

Speaking to BBC following the win over Newcastle, Ronnie said, “I didn’t expect to score two goals. I expect one but not two. I have to appreciate the fans and what they did to me today. I feel so proud for that.”

“The most important thing was to win and to win games. Manchester needs to be where they deserve. It is to win, to build the team and build the club and the mentality,” he concluded.

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