Sometimes, when a player as special as Cristiano Ronaldo emerges at a club like Manchester United, history can be a little revisionist. People, keen to prove their football bona fides, might say they knew all along that he was special when there were plenty of doubts.
With Ronaldo, though, it is fair to say almost everyone who saw his debut could immediately see this was a special talent. While there were ebbs and flows as he grew into the Ballon d'Or-winning player he would become before leaving the club, and doubts reared their head along the way, the start was as impressive as most United fans could remember.