Goal of the Day: Ronaldo scores free-kick for Manchester United against Arsenal

Goal of the Day: Ronaldo scores free-kick for Manchester United against Arsenal

On May, 5th 2009 Manchester United faced Arsenal in a Champions League second leg semifinal encounter.

It was an all Premier League affair at the Emirates Stadium, London with 59,867 fans in attendance.

Manchester United came into the game with a 1-0 first-leg advantage against Arsenal.

They took the lead through Park Ji-sung Goal in the eighth minute.

In the 11th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a wonderful free-kick to make it a two-goal advantage which they took to the halftime break.

Ronaldo scored his second and Manchester United’s third in the 61st minute Van Persie scored a penalty in the  76th minute to pull one back for Arsenal.

Manchester United qualified for the Champions League final where they faced Barcelona.

Watch Ronaldo’s wonderful free-kick below

🌟 @Cristiano in the #ChampionsLeague 🌟#MUFC #GoalOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/2SqzwXZnYd

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 19, 2020

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