A couple of days after Cristiano Ronaldo scored his record 700th club career goal while playing for Manchester United, football fraternity has tuned into the G.O.A.T debate between the Portuguese and his counterpart Lionel Messi. Recently, former Liverpool midfielder Graeme Souness has altered his initial opinion of who is the best footballer among Ronaldo and Messi.
After failing to score in United's Europa League 3-2 victory against Cypriot club Omonia, Cristiano Ronaldo's desperation to score his milestone 700th club goal was clear when he came off the bench to replace injured Anthony Martial before the half an hour mark in the game.
Everton boss Frank Lampard appreciates Cristiano Ronaldo on reaching his 700th club goal
The 37-year-old Ronaldo scored in the last minute of the first half to help the Red Devils secure a 2-1 win against Everton at the Goodison Park on Sunday in the Premier League.
Graeme Souness take on the Ronaldo vs Messi GOAT debate:
Football pundit Graeme Souness has initially backed Lionel Messi to be the better player among the two, but Ronaldo's latest achievement has forced the former Liverpool midfielder to reconsider his opinion.
While speaking on Talksports as quoted by the Mirror, Graeme Souness admitted Ronaldo's excellence in three league- Premier League, LaLiga and Serie A. Souness said, " Ronaldo has done it in the big leagues. Messi has huffed and puffed in France and obviously, he's done in Spain and the Champions League. But Cristiano's done it in three leagues now. Spain, Italy and England, whereas Messi, OK, he's having a good year this year, but he's only really done it in Spain."
After scoring his milestone goal, Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated the goal in a unique way, which has been touted as 'the peace of mind' celebration.