10 times Cristiano Ronaldo stunned everyone with his brilliance while playing for Manchester United

#4 Aston Villa: The back-heel beanfeast

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The outrageous piece of skill produced by Ronaldo against Aston Villa is etched into the memory of many English football fans. It was a delicious combination of a backheel, a flick, and a nutmeg and deserves its place amongst the great goals of the Premier League for the ingenuity involved.

However, the attention on the goal by Ronaldo tends to obscure one of his greatest performances and one of the greatest through-balls of all time. The astonishing no-look, back-heeled through ball by United’s number 7 which enables Rooney to get in behind the defence was mesmerizing, to say the least. As if a back-heel double nutmeg was not enough. In terms of skill and presence of mind, this game witnessed Ronaldo at his zenith.