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Cristiano Ronaldo has never been one to shy away from talking up his own achievements and so it has proved once more after yet another record-breaking evening for him on Thursday night.
The Manchester United star became the first male or female professional footballer in history to score 800 competitive goals after netting Man United's second goal in their 3-2 win against Arsenal at Old Trafford.
The 36-year-old then took his tally to 801 with the winner 20 minutes from time, smashing a penalty won by Fred high into the net past Aaron Ramsdale to secure victory in Michael Carrick's final game as interim boss.
Cristiano Ronaldo has paid tribute to his own landmark of scoring 800 official career goals
Ronaldo reached the feat by scoring the second goal in Man United's 3-2 win against Arsenal
Ronaldo has now scored more Premier League goals (six) against Arsenal than against any other side in the so called 'Big Six', with the previous best being the five he has netted in his career against Tottenham.
However, that was evidently not the most high-profile statistic to come out of his evening's work, with Ronaldo smashing yet another record and writing himself into the history books in terms of goals scored over his career.
And less than 24 hours after breaking the 800-goal barrier, the Portuguese has posted a video paying tribute to his record, with a number of still images scattered in the background among replays of his many goals and celebrations during his career.
