Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits Cristiano Ronaldo made a speech to his new teammates the evening before his two-goal performance against Newcastle United.
It's a ritual at the club for new players to address the squad and sometimes even sing a song after joining.
"Everyone who comes into the team has to introduce themselves – not everyone knew his name, so they do now!" joked the manager, during his post-match press conference.
"The atmosphere has been electric around the club, the supporters have really enjoyed the last 10 days or so since he signed and there were loads of expectations obviously this afternoon on the team and on him, and he's delivered.
"He does what he does," added the boss. "He lifts everyone, he gets everyone so focused around the place, he puts demands on himself which then puts demands on his team-mates and demands on us and that's why he's done so much in his career, he's been so disciplined. He's evolved, he's developed as a player, he's a different type of player to when he left but he's still a ruthless and clinical goalscorer, he smells the big moments and senses when there are goals."
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