The match with Everton was Rooney's first return to Liverpool's Goodison Park stadium to face his old boss Everton since his transfer to Old Trafford last summer.

He was also treated as "Judas" (traitor) by the home team's fans when he entered the stadium. Saha and Smith did not travel with the team, with Dong Fangzhuo and Ryan Giggs both on the bench, with Wayne Rooney and Ruud van Nistelrooy forming a forward partnership.

From the opening whistle, Rooney's every touch of the ball was treated with boos from the home fans, as if he felt too much pressure, and Rooney had no bright spots in the game. However, the starting Ruud van Nistelrooy soon gave United the lead, and in the 23rd minute, Cristiano Ronaldo broke through from the right and crossed for Ruud van Nistelrooy to head into the net from six yards out of goal.

The lively Cristiano Ronaldo doubled the lead in the 59th minute when Arteta fouled Cristiano Ronaldo from 25 yards out, and Scholes' free-kick bounced off goalkeeper Martin's body before Ronaldo won the ball and fired into the empty net.

In the end, Manchester United beat Everton 2-0 away and qualified for the next round of the FA Cup.

After the game, Ronaldo also won back a piece of praise from the outside world.

Last season, he was just a gaudy kid who attracted attention with dazzling dribbling, and was even ridiculed by the media as a paranoid, but now he has become a key man for Manchester United, scoring goals and providing assists. Cristiano Ronaldo, his breakthrough is still so persistent, but in Ferguson's eyes, there is already a qualitative difference.

Ronaldo was the hero of the game in the FA Cup win over Everton, with an assist and a goal enough to seal the best award on the spot, and these two flashes of performance relied on Cristiano Ronaldo's worst technical crosses and goalmouth grabbing points in the past.

In the 23rd minute, Ronaldo's breakthrough tore open the gap, and then his cross flew accurately to the goal, and Ruud van Nistelrooy was able to easily head the goal from 6 yards in front of the goal, the cross has always been Ronaldo's weakness for others, but this pass was eye-catching, both in the arc and in the right place, and the British News Agency article even described it as "expert-like delivery".

Scoring was a different way, in the 59th minute, Scholes's free-kick saved the Everton goalkeeper from the ball, Ronaldo was clever in the box and sealed the win, at this moment he looked extremely cunning, and he was learning to attack opponents in a new way.

Alex Ferguson has long said that Ronaldo's potential is endless, and the Portuguese's progress in just one year has proven his words. After the game, the lord was even more pleased to single out Ronaldo and praised him alone, saying that he had become a typical example of Manchester United.

'Ronaldo is a great lad,' said Ferguson, 'and he was abused today, I don't know how many times he was fouled and no one was carded. ”

'But the lad has been consistent throughout, he's never given in, every time he gets up and asks for the ball again, he's really an incredible player.'

Cristiano Ronaldo has the potential to conquer the world, not only Ferguson holds this view, but his teammate Figo of the Portuguese national team also thinks so, Figo said that there are two potential new talents in the world now, and Ronaldo is his most optimistic: "Cristiano Ronaldo, and Robben, are the two most potential players right now,"

Figo said: "I played with Ronaldo in the national team and I know him well because he is Portuguese so I value him more. He's got the quality to be the number one star in the world, he's only 20 years old and has the potential to become a better player than anyone I've ever seen. ”

Needless to say, Ronaldo hasn't received such praise and treatment for a long time. It's rare for a knight to praise a player like that in front of the media.

However, the most praise Ronaldo has heard is not from Ferguson's mouth, but from Dong Fangzhuo's mouth.

stayed with Dong Fangzhuo for nearly a season, Dong Fangzhuo praised him in his ears all the time, Dong Fangzhuo always said that he would one day become the best player in the world. didn't expect the lord and Figo to say this, he thought that Dong Fangzhuo was just to make himself happy and purely encourage himself, but he didn't expect his sky to be so big......

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Of course, this also made AC Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti even more troublesome, and Milan seemed to be facing not one or two players from Manchester United, but several.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dong Fangzhuo...... These guys are enough to deter Milan's future.

But either way, Milan will have nothing to fear.

After his last training session, he decided on the squad for the trip to Manchester United – Dida, Stam, Nesta, Maldini, Kaladze, Rui Costa, Kaka, Pirlo, Gattuso, Seedorf, Crespo, Abbiati, Cafu, Costacuta, Tomasson, Ambrosini, Dorasu, Serginho.

That's all there is to Milan, no matter what kind of players the opponent has, what kind of formation they play, Milan can be ready for it.

Milan came, the local media flocked to it, and even the Manchester Evening News wrote an article praising Milan - "No opponent is greater than AC Milan!" Their quality is unfathomable and United must do their best to forget the big names before the game. To beat Milan, United will have to show the same kingly temperament as they used to be, but the Reds have gradually regained their former feel in recent games. ”

"It's a challenge to play against Milan and all professional players want to taste it. Manchester United have a good momentum in the Premier League and FA Cup, and now they want to enjoy football on the European stage. Actually, if you look at the history and stars of Milan, they have a lot of similarities with Manchester United. So the collision of these two teams is definitely exciting, and everyone is looking forward to it. ”

"The scheming Ferguson has been planning for this Champions League for a long time, and he is luckier than Mourinho, because the veterans such as Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes have been given enough rest and the team has maintained an upward momentum. However, in less than 24 hours, Ferguson will have a headache for one person, and he is United's current top scorer in Europe, Ruud van Nistelrooy, who has recently returned to form and will start at home after being taken over by China? ”