Manchester United fans have been sent warning about Cristiano Ronaldo after his Villarreal heroics.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told supporters that the 36-year-old cannot be expected to play every minute of every game despite his impressive physical condition.
Ronaldo scored a 95th-minuter winner to give the Red Devils all three points in their Champions League group stage clash with the Spanish side.
He now has five goals in his first five games back at United after re-signing from Juventus on transfer deadline day.
The ex- Real Madrid man is already Solskjaer's talisman, who says his goalscoring record "says everything" about his instant impact but also admitted that the five-time Ballon d'Or winner must be managed correctly.
"He’s had a great impact on and off the pitch in how professional he is," Solskjaer said. "Of course there’s the goals – five goals in five games says everything.
"At his age, he’s still fit. Of course we’ve got to manage him, got to make sure he can keep going with his form. He’s a very good example for everyone in how he prepares, how he conducts himself.
"It’s been a very, very good impact so far and it’s only been a month so long may it continue."
There was some more positive news ahead of the Red Devils' match at home to Everton on Saturday, a press conference that could have been very different in tone had Ronaldo not come up trumps on Wednesday.
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Marcus Rashford has returned to full training and Solskjaer has given fans an update on when he could be back in action after undergoing shoulder surgery this summer.
"If his shoulder can take the contact now, he should be ready after the internationals," the United boss confirmed.
Additionally, Luke Shaw should be available for when Rafa Benitez's Toffees come to town in the weekend's curtain-raiser, kicking off at 12:30pm.
Their Saturday lunchtime slot has angered Solskjaer, however, who vented at the decision to give BT Sport the match.
"We've had absolutely no explanation," the Norwegian revealed. "It's TV, no common sense at all. We had the same scenario last year in Turkey.
"Players aren't going to get that joy again but we have to make it happen, it's not like we did it last year, so we have to do it again, and the crowd is important.
"Us and Chelsea played Wednesday night. We could easily have played Sunday and Liverpool and [Manchester] City on Saturday. Common sense might not be so common."
He added: "It's a quick turnaround, and difficult when we played Wednesday night and Saturday morning, but the players aren't going to get caught out."
