The goal, as you can see above, was one of real high quality but it also came at a significant moment, opening the scoring in the 12th minute of an important Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur that the Reds would go on to win 3-2. 

Having picked up the ball in a deep central area following a neat flick by Fred, Ronaldo took one touch to control and one to set the ball out of his feet, before producing a rasping rocket from around 25 yards out that was powered past Hugo Lloris in the visiting goal. 

Cristiano’s iconic ‘Siuuu’ celebration followed, and the effort would turn out to just be the start of an epic evening for United and Ronaldo, who went on to net only his second-ever hat-trick for the club, and first since 2008, on the way to a vital victory. 

It means that our no.7 has now received the prize in back-to-back months, having been named as February’s winner for his effort against Brighton, while it’s the third time he’s won it this season after his volley away to Tottenham topped October’s poll. 

CR7’s third of that evening, a towering header and the eventual game-winner, was the runner-up in this month’s voting with 18 per cent, while Jadon Sancho’s delicate finish in the Manchester derby finished in third (16 per cent). 

Congratulations to Cristiano and thank you to everyone who voted.

2021/22 GOAL OF THE MONTH WINNERS

August: Bruno Fernandes v Leeds
September: Alex Telles v Villarreal
October: Cristiano Ronaldo v Tottenham
November: Jadon Sancho v Villarreal
December: Fred v Crystal Palace
January: Marcus Rashford v West Ham
February: Cristiano Ronaldo v Brighton
March: Cristiano Ronaldo v Tottenham Hotspur