John Hartson has paid the ultimate tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo by comparing him to Henrik Larsson.
After a quiet night in the final of the Champions League the Real Madrid striker was back at his very best as Portugal opened their World Cup campaign with a 3-3 draw against Spain.
Ronaldo is a freak of nature! Used to say that about Henrik Larsson ????
— John Hartson (@JohnHartson10) June 15, 2018
Ronaldo opened and closed the scoring while dominating the large bit in-between although Nacho did grab some attention with a Callum McGregor style goal for the 2010 World Cup winners.
After just three minutes Ronaldo won a penalty then tucked it beyond David De Gea, just before half time e embarrassed the Manchester United keeper with a low drive that was fumbled into the net.
Spain had the best of the second half but after conceding a late free kick while leading 3-2 the inevitable happened with the Real Madrid hero equalising to complete the 51st hat-trick of his career.