The deep-lying ball-pinger wants to see more of the same from difference-maker Ronaldo...Cristiano Ronaldo's 40-yard 65mph wonder-strike was the sole separator between Manchester United and FC Porto in the concluding leg of their Champions League quarter-final, and midfielder Michael Carrick is hoping to see similar strikes throughout the remainder of the season's run-in.
Speaking to Setanta Sports News, Carrick said, "We started quite brightly and held our game together well and to score like that was just what we needed.
"It was an unbelievable strike. We've seen him do it many times and hopefully [we'll see him do it] many times more. It put us in the driving seat as we could control the game but the longer the game goes on, you know they're going to throw things at you.
"But I thought we defended well as a team and deserved to win."
Sir Alex Ferguson's men kept their sheet clean, and so the resultant 1-0 win ensured United became the first British team to claim a victory in Porto's Estadio do Dragao.
"We believed that, right from the minute we got the result at home, we really believed we could come here and win," Carrick added. "We knew we were not at our best that night. We knew we were a lot better than that.
"I think we showed that tonight," he concluded.
Alan Dawson, Goal.com
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