EPL Golden Boot Table And Match Analysis As Ronaldo Ends Six-game Goal Drought

Manchester United faced Brighton on Tuesday night in the England Premier League. Manchester United came into the match on the back of two consecutive 1-1 draw. The red devils needed to win the Match to put pressure on the top four.

Manchester United made three changes to the squad that drew 1-1 Southampton with Victor Lindelof replacing the sick Raphael Varane while Fred replaced Pogba in midfield and youngster Elanga started ahead of Marcus Rashford.

The first half was not Manchester United best as they failed to create clear cut chances. Brighton had the best chance of the first half but David de Gea was up to the task.

In the second half, Manchester United opened the scoring through a thunderous strike from Cristiano Ronaldo. The 37-year old was able to find space and fired a ferocious shot into the bottom right corner. It was the Manchester United striker first goal in six matches.

Minutes later, Elanga dispossessed Lewis Dunk in the box and the Brighton defender brought him down and was shown the red card. Brighton were reduced to ten men and Manchester United emerged with a 1-0 win.

Here's the EPL Golden boot Table after Ronaldo ended his six-game goal drought.

Cristiano Ronaldo currently has nine goals and is seven goals behind the top scorer Mohamed Salah. Can Cristiano Ronaldo still win the Gold boot or is he too old?. Share your thoughts