While the Indian Test specialist, Cheteshwar Pujara was slowly and steadily coming back into form in Leeds and India continued to stage a fightback, 45 miles away in Manchester the focus was on football. As a matter of fact, on the day when India’s fightback, Rohit Sharma’s resilience, Virat Kohli’s start, and Pujara’s grittiness should have been trending topics on the Indian Twitter, the thunder was stolen by a global football icon, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Portuguese skipper, Cristiano Ronaldo was trending on Twitter around the world as the five-time Ballon d’Or winner signed a deal with Manchester United. This news was even bigger as the star footballer will be returning to the premier league after more than a decade. . He played for Manchester United from 2003 to 2009, before moving to Real Madrid in Spain.

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After nine seasons with Real Madrid and then three more with Juventus in Italy, Cristiano Ronaldo finally returned to Manchester United where he shot to fame for the first time.  As soon as the club announced the return of their star player, fans on Twitter completely lost it.

It was a dream come true for a generation of fans, who had grown up watching Cristiano Ronaldo play with the red devils and always hoped for his comeback to the club. As fans poured down their emotions on social media, Indian Premier League teams didn’t step back to make a mark on Twitter.

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Punjab Kings posted a picture of Cristiano Ronaldo in a Manchester United jersey and tweeted, “Everybody looks good in 𝐑𝐄𝐃!”, which was a reference to their own jersey color red.

Everybody looks good in 𝐑𝐄𝐃! 🔴❤️#Ronaldo pic.twitter.com/jKuPZHDJUn

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) August 27, 2021

Next in line was Rajasthan Royals as they uploaded a meme, which has been taken from the famous American sitcom Simpsons.

All the best, @Twitter pic.twitter.com/L876YXKJaw

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) August 27, 2021

Chennai Super Kings wasn’t in a mood of staying behind as they uploaded a picture of their skipper, MS Dhoni, and tagged Manchester United. They wrote a caption, “See Our #7”, referencing the fact that both Ronaldo and Dhoni wear a number 7 jersey.

See Our #7 😅🔥 @ManUtd#WhistlePodu #Yellove 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/zy6sTBxGeK

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) August 27, 2021