Happy 40th Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo placed his name alongside two of Manchester United's most illustrious strikers on Saturday when his two goals in the 4-1 defeat of West Ham took his season's tally to an incredible 40.

Only Old Trafford legend Denis Law and Dutch Striker Ruud van Nistelrooy have claimed 40 goals ia a season for United and Ronaldo's feat in joinning them leaves Sir Alex Ferguson tantalisingly close to claiming his 10th Premier League crown in 16 years.

United will wrap it up if they win at Wigan on Sunday, and Ferguson grabbed the microphoe after Saturday's victory to tell 76,000 ecstatic Old Trafford fans "Enjoy yourselves there next weekend".

Ronaldo struck twice inside 24 minutes the second bouncing off his thigh to take his Premier League tally to 30, a milestone which saw a local bookmaker make a $80,000 donation to Manchester Children's Hospital.