European Leagues: Ronaldo scores brace in United homecoming, Juventus suffers second consecutive loss
The HinduThe international break was over and fans across Europe were yearning to see the players take the pitch as club football resumed after two weeks. Ronaldo takes centrestage If one tried to filter out the deafening buzz of Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United, there were a few interesting occurrences to note in English top-flight football. However, it was Ronaldo’s brace on his United return, which stole all the headlines as Manchester United thrashed Newcastle 4-1 to go top of the table. AC Milan secured a comfortable 2-0 win against Lazio with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Rafael Leao on the scoresheet, but it was the Roma-Sassuolo match, which grabbed the spotlight in Italy’s top league. Defending champion Bayern Munich dominated RB Leipzig as Julian Nagelsmann’s side scored four past last season’s runner-up.