Cristiano Ronaldo Vs. Manchester City (PICTURES)

Red Cards, Goals And Tantrums: Ronaldo Vs City (GALLERY)

Cristiano Ronaldo received red cards, scored winners and had tantrums in his 12 clashes with Manchester City as a United player over six years. His 13th match against the Citizens was a lucky one too, as his dipping shot evaded Vincent Kompany and went through Joe Hart to give Real Madrid a stoppage-time winner in their opening Champions League fixture back in September.

Nearly three-and-a-half-years after he left Manchester for Madrid, Ronaldo is back ahead of Wednesday night's encounter at the Ethiad Stadium where anything but a win for City will see them eliminated from the competition at the group stage for a second successive season. Should it be Ronaldo performing the execution the schadenfreude will broaden the gleeful smiles of the spectators from the red half of Manchester.

So ahead of the week's glamour tie, it is time to recall Ronaldo's fortunes against the Blues...

Cristiano Ronaldo Vs Manchester City
(01 of22)
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From Old Trafford with love: a first derby goal on Valentine's Day, 2004...
(02 of22)
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Aged just 19
(03 of22)
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A first derby defeat a month later
(04 of22)
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A frustrating scoreless draw, November 2004
(05 of22)
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Congratulating Wayne Rooney on his first derby goal in February 2004
(06 of22)
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One overzealous tackle...
(07 of22)
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One red card...
(08 of22)
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One unhappy man, January 2006
(09 of22)
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Striking the clincher in December 2006...
(10 of22)
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And showing off the short-lived video game celebration
(11 of22)
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The goal that won the league...
(12 of22)
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Much to his delight in May 2007
(13 of22)
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An iconic pose and strip for the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster...
(14 of22)
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But United are woeful and Ronaldo loses his third Manchester derby match in February 2008
(15 of22)
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Sarcastic applause for Howard Webb after a harsh yellow card...
(16 of22)
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The Hand of Ron...
(17 of22)
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Two yellows equal a red...
(18 of22)
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Much to his bafflement. United still held on for a 1-0 win
(19 of22)
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A fourth and final derby goal in his antepenultimate Old Trafford match...
(20 of22)
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Which he typically revels in...
(21 of22)
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Only to throw a hissy fit at being substituted
(22 of22)
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Defeating the Blues in the white of Madrid, September 2012