‘His first dive again in England’: Ronaldo nets once more for Man Utd however debate rages after THREE penalty appeals rejected (VIDEO)

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Cristiano Ronaldo discovered the online for the fourth time in three video games since his return to Manchester United because the ahead helped his workforce to victory in an incident-packed conflict with Premier League rivals West Ham.

United discovered themselves behind after 30 minutes on the London Stadium when Mentioned Benrahma’s strike deflected off Raphael Varane and past David De Gea.

However Ronaldo, 36, restored parity 5 minutes later when he pounced following an outstanding cross from countryman Bruno Fernandes.

Ronaldo’s first flicked effort from the surface of his boot was spilled by West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, however the poacher tapped within the rebound from shut vary.   

The purpose was cleared following a VAR evaluate for potential offside, and replays confirmed Ronaldo had used all his guile to time his run to perfection.

The strike was Ronaldo’s third within the Premier League since returning to United in a sensational switch from Juventus in the summertime and added to the double he struck in opposition to Newcastle in his Previous Trafford homecoming final weekend.

The star quantity seven was additionally heading in the right direction in United’s shock Champions League defeat to Younger Boys in Switzerland on Tuesday.

Ronaldo thought he had put United in entrance early within the second half in opposition to West Ham, however noticed his effort fantastically saved by Polish stopper Fabianski as he went a way in the direction of making amends for his earlier fumble.

As West Ham pressed, Ronaldo was left livid on the different finish when he was denied a 77th-minute penalty enchantment after happening underneath contact from Vladimir Coufal.

The choice sparked avid debate on-line, with some claiming it was a stonewall spot-kick and others claiming Ronaldo had “milked it”. 

Referee Martin Atkinson waved play on, a lot to the disbelief of Ronaldo, who additionally went down underneath contact from Angelo Ogbonna when trying to get on the top of a cross within the West Ham field not lengthy after, though on that event there appeared far much less trigger for injustice.     

These complaints have been forgotten one minute from time when Jesse Lingard hit an outstanding effort in opposition to the membership he spent a part of final season on mortgage at.

Chopping in from the appropriate, the England worldwide unleashed a rasping drive into the highest nook to seemingly set United heading in the right direction for all three factors.

It was additionally private redemption for Lingard after his surprising error gifted Younger Boys victory in mid-week.

However there was nonetheless time for Ronaldo to see one other penalty denied as he went down underneath contact from former Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma, once more with a seemingly sturdy shout for a spot-kick. 

Remarkably, the drama was not executed there because the hosts have been awarded a penalty on the different finish when a cross struck the outstretched arm of Luke Shaw.

Hammers skipper Mark Noble – who had solely simply stepped onto the pitch as a late substitute – noticed his effort saved by an excellent dive from De Gea to his left.

The dramatic win lifted United to second within the league, degree with Liverpool on 13 factors and with 4 wins and one draw from their 5 video games.