CRISTIANO Ronaldo shut up the boo-boys with two goals and a fine display in a 4-1 win at Oxford last night.
The 20-year-old Portuguese winger was booed throughout by home fans at the Ksassam Stadium, but responded with a beaming smile and two excellent strikes in his first game back in England since his World Cup bust-up with United teammate Wayne Rooney.
Manager Sir Alex Ferguson was delighted with Ronaldo's return, saying: "He took his goals very well, two great strikes, and handled the whole thing very well. It was a terrific display by him."
Ferguson took both Gabriel Heinze and Ronaldo off but French pair Mikael Silvestre and Louis Saha played the full 90 minutes. He explained: "Mikael and Louis have had less World Cup than the other two, so they had full games, and came through well."
Ferguson had intended to play Rooney but he suffered a slight groin strain in training on Monday and was rested as a precaution.
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