CRISTIANO RONALDO scored twice on his Manchester United homecoming against Newcastle on Saturday and then promised to make the club and their fans proud.

Back at Old Trafford in a red shirt for the first time in 12 years, the 36-year-old was the star of the show as he enjoyed a dream second debut for the club.

Ronaldo opened the scoring from close range in first-half stoppage-time and fired United back into the lead after Javier Manquillo had drawn Newcastle level early in the second half.

Bruno Fernandes fired home a 25-meter rocket and substitute Jesse Lingard scored a lovely goal at the death to wrap up a 4-1 win that saw their deadline-day signing make an immediate impact.

Ronaldo told Sky Sports News: “I was very nervous but maybe it didn’t show. The reception was incredible. I’m here to win games and to help the team.

“This club is unbelievable. I feel so proud and I’m going to give them everything to make them [the fans] proud of me.

“Football in England is different to any part of the world. I’ve played everywhere but, to be honest, England is the most special one.

“I belong to Manchester. I arrived here at 18 and they treated me unbelievably. This is why I’ve come back. I’m so proud to be here and I want to win.

“We have a fantastic team, a young team, with a fantastic coach. But we have to build up confidence and the team needs to be mature if we want to win the League and the Champions League.”

Meanwhile, Mateo Kovacic scored a goal and assisted Romelu Lukaku’s first Chelsea goal at Stamford Bridge as the Blues beat Aston Villa 3-0 Saturday.

Lukaku scored another in stoppage time after Cesar Azpilicueta’s nutmeg of a very poor Tyrone Mings to complete the score line.(SD-Agencies)