The Debate | Can Cristiano Ronaldo beat his 2008/09 goals tally for Man Utd in 2021/22?

“Without him and the form of David De Gea, and the form of Fred since the turn of the year, I’m not sure where we’d be in this table,” added Ben.

“My prediction when he [Ronaldo] arrived, even at the age of 37, was 25 [goals]. I think he might still do that and what a phenomenal tally that would be for someone of his age.”

A deeper look at the stats highlight that, having found the net 22 times, CR7 is currently having his fourth-best season for goals across all competitions in a United shirt, behind 2006/07 (23), 2007/08 (42) and 2008/09 (26).

With four games left to play, the phenomenal tally of that 07/08 term is well out of reach, but 06/07 and 08/09 could still be surpassed.