Berbatov, Rooney and Tevez 7 Cristiano Ronaldo 8
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Where would the champions be if Ronaldo had left for Madrid?
As a consequence of Sir Alex Ferguson’s attempts to accomodate Dimitar Berbatov, Cristiano Ronaldo is no longer the focal point of every Manchester United attack but despite that he has scored more league goals this season than Berbatov, Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney combined.
Ronaldo has eight goals compared to Rooney’s three, Berbatov’s two and Tevez’s one and also has a far superior minutes per goal ratio than any of his teammates:
Player Minutes per league goal Cristiano Ronaldo 104 Wayne Rooney 298 Dimitar Berbatov 468 Carlos Tevez 561 Dimitar Berbatov has played every minute of all ten league matches he has started whereas Ronaldo and Rooney have completed seven, while Tevez has completed just three.
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But Ronaldo takes all the penalties(when available) and most of the attacking freekicks.