<P> During his third season in England, Ronaldo was involved in several incidents . He had a one - match ban imposed on him by UEFA for a "one - fingered gesture" towards Benfica fans, and was sent off in the Manchester derby--a 3--1 defeat--for kicking Manchester City's former United player Andy Cole . Ronaldo clashed with a teammate, striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, who took offence at the winger's showboating style of play . Following the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in which he was involved in an incident where club teammate Wayne Rooney was sent off, Ronaldo publicly asked for a transfer, lamenting the lack of support he felt he had received from the club over the incident . United, however, denied the possibility of him leaving the club . </P> <P> Although his World Cup altercation with Rooney resulted in Ronaldo being booed throughout the 2006--07 season, it proved to be his breakout year, as he broke the 20 - goal barrier for the first time and won his first Premier League title . An important factor in this success was his one - to - one training by first - team coach René Meulensteen, who taught him to make himself more unpredictable, improve his teamwork, call for the ball, and capitalise on goalscoring opportunities rather than waiting for the chance to score the aesthetically pleasing goals for which he was already known . He scored three consecutive braces at the end of December, against Aston Villa--a victory which put United on top of the league--Wigan Athletic, and Reading . Ronaldo was named the Premier League Player of the Month in November and December, becoming only the third player to receive consecutive honours . </P> <P> At the quarter - final stage of the 2006--07 UEFA Champions League, Ronaldo scored his first - ever goals in the competition, finding the net twice in a 7--1 victory over Roma . He subsequently scored four minutes into the first semi-final leg against Milan, which ended in a 3--2 win, but was marked out of the second leg as United lost 3--0 at the San Siro . He also helped United reach the FA Cup final, but the decisive match against Chelsea ended in a 1--0 defeat . Ronaldo scored the only goal in the Manchester derby on 5 May 2007--his 50th goal for the club--as Manchester United claimed their first Premier League title in four years . As a result of his performances, he amassed a host of personal awards for the season . He won the Professional Footballers' Association's Player's Player, Fans' Player, and Young Player of the Year awards, as well as the Football Writers' Association's Footballer of the Year award, becoming the first player to win all four main PFA and FWA honours . His club wages were concurrently upgraded to £ 120,000 a week (£ 31 million total) as part of a five - year contract extension with United . </P> <P> Ronaldo scored a total of 42 goals in all competitions during the 2007--08 season, his most prolific campaign during his time in England . He missed three matches after headbutting a Portsmouth player at the start of the season, an experience he said taught him not to let opponents provoke him . At the end of 2007, Ronaldo was named runner - up to Kaká for the Ballon d'Or, and came third, behind Kaká and Lionel Messi, in the running for the FIFA World Player of the Year award . </P>

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