Cristiano Ronaldo's 59th career hat-trick keeps Dream Te chicharito manchester united jersey am gaffers guessing

ANYBODY who has even vaguely followed football for the last 20 years would never count Cristiano Ronaldo (£7.3m) out of any contest.

That's why it didn't come as a huge surprise when the five-time Ballon d'Or bagged the 59th hat-trick of his professional career to sink Spurs at Old Trafford on Saturday.

To put that obscene numberGermany National Team Jerseys into context, consider the fact that the Portuguese superstar has scored as many hat-tricks as Marcus Rashford (£3.4m) has scored Premier League goals.

When th manchester united jersey price in uk e dust settled in Manchester, Ronaldo had banked 28 points for the 19% of Dream Team gaffers currently backing him.

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The 37-year-old's ow manchester united jersey authentic vs replica nership was greater earlier in the season but it fell away during a lean spell of returns recently.

In fact, prior to Saturday's splurge, Ronaldo had mustered just 13 points from his previous nine outings.

No d manchester united jersey aon oubt those who decided to ditch Manchester United's No7 felt a dreadful sense of inevitability when the goals started going in at Old Trafford.

And that's the thing about Ronaldo at this stage of his career.

He's still a phenomenon but he simply can't be relied upon to deliver the goods on a weekly basis, mostly because the Red Devils simply aren't as consistBelgium National Team Jerseysent as they should be.

But it's impossible to discard him completely because of his ability to cash in so comprehensively when everything clicks.

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Saturday's showing was Ronaldo's seventh double-digit haul since he rejoined D new manchester united jersey sponsor ream Team.

Averaging 5.7 pointsTrinidad and Tobago National Team Jerseys-per-game this term and boasting a grand total of 176, he's now once again the third-best forward in the game.

Diogo Jota (£5.0m) is the man who has slipped down the rankings as a result – which is interesting considering Liverpool's No20 is marginally more popular than his compatriot.

Jota features in 21.8% of teams and has registered minus three points since the start of Game Week 24.

Man United host Atletico Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie on Tuesday – another big Ronaldo haul will surely result in a spike of popularity.

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April's fixtures Lionel Messi Jerseyslook favourable for Ralf Rangnick's side as well.

Arsenal will provide a tough test on current form but Ro cavani manchester united jersey naldo could be unleashed upon leaky Leicester, Everton, Norwich and Brentford next month.

After a lean spell of returns, Saturday's hat-trick may have reinvigorated one of the game's greatest everEl Salvador National Team Jerseys players.

Over to you, Dream Team bosses…