20 most important goals in Cristiano Ronaldo's career

#19 Scoring for Manchester United against Wigan in the 2006 League Cup Final

A goal worth getting a yellow card to celebrate

By 2006, Ronaldo was starting to become an integral player in Sir Alex Ferguson's set-up at Manchester United. Few would have an inkling of just how influential he would turn out to be but Ronaldo was already the man for a big moment.

His goal in the large scheme of things was just a number in the four that United netted against Wigan on that day but it was a big goal in the making of Ronaldo. It typified the goals he would score later in his career cutting in from the wing and dispatching a low driven shot that made it difficult for the keeper.

Ronaldo would go on to score plenty of more important goals but a goal in a final is always memorable, even more so when you're coming through as player.