Cristiano Ronaldo's winner last night against Porto stunned even his own Manchester United teammates. "It was an unbelievable strike," Michael Carrick told MUTV. "Just when we needed that spark and a bit of brilliance, Ronny's done it again."

Wayne Rooney enthused: "It was a wonderful goal from Cristiano to win us the game. It was brilliant and on such a big night for him too."

John O'Shea added: "The strike was sublime. He's well capable of that and he nearly stuck another one in the bottom corner with a couple of minutes to go."