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Fergie hails 'perfect' Ronaldo

24 Dec 2007 - 10:04:09

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Sir Alex Ferguson hailed the continued excellence of Cristiano Ronaldo after his brace helped Manchester United secure a 2-1 victory over Everton on Sunday.

The Red Devils moved to within one point of leaders Arsenal with a last-gasp win over the Toffees at Old Trafford.

Ronaldo opened the scoring for the champions in the 22nd, minute before securing all three points with a nerveless penalty after Ryan Giggs had been brought down two minutes from time.

"I don't think he ever made a mistake - he was absolutely perfect, it was a marvellous performance from him," Ferguson told MUTV.

"The first goal was marvellous. The boy really has got everything and we're expecting goals from him all the time.

"The temperament and confidence he's always shown as a kid surfaces at times like that (when he took the penalty). He composed himself and took the spot-kick very well.

"Of course, others played their part and you could see what a great team spirit we have by the way we never stopped going.

"My experience of this team is never to give up on them because they've scored so many important goals late on.

"With Arsenal winning late on yesterday it was an important result for us to make sure we keep close to them.

"It starts the Christmas period off very well for us."