It was certainly worth the wait. Cristiano Ronaldo ended his six-game goal drought in spectacular fashion as Manchester United beat Brighton on Tuesday to move back into the top four.
Picking up the ball 40 yards out, he ran purposefully at the Brighton defence, took a step to get the ball onto his right foot and then unleashed an unstoppable shot from just outside the box.
After a few weeks of barely-disguised frustration and rumours of a 'completely fractured' relationship with interim manager Ralf Rangnick, the main man was back in business.