In 2020, FIFA recognised Prague-born Bican’s total of 805 goals as the most in world football and Ronaldo’s unstoppable long-range strike drew him level with that total.
And when the Portuguese striker finished from close-range to make it 2-1 to United, our number 7 established himself the sole holder of the accolade, ahead of Bican, who played international football for Austria in the 1930s before switching to Czechoslovakia.
This term, Ronaldo has now scored 17 goals in all competitions, and the last time the striker didn’t get into double figures for goals was the 2004/05 season, when he accumulated nine.