Cristiano Ronaldo Boasts About Beating Lionel Messi Shirt Sales After Shock Man United Return in 2021

• Cristiano Ronaldo has said he is happy he beat Lionel Messi's 24-hour shirt sales when he joined Manchester United last year
• Ronaldo shattered the sales figures of Messi, who had left Barcelona to join Paris Saint-Germain at the time
• The 37-year-old Portugal star also holds the record of having the second-most liked post on Instagram

Part one of Cristiano Ronaldo's interview with controversial journalist Piers Morgan dropped on Wednesday night, November 16, and the Manchester United star touched on more topics.

He expressed his delight in beating Lionel Messi's shirt sales after joining Manchester United last summer.

When the club announced the sensational return of their former star, fans could not contain their excitement and it showed through the record number of jersey sales in a 24-hour period.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner broke the record for most shirt sales, just days after it was reported he would prefer the No. 7 jersey.

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Thousands of fans lined up to get their hands on replicas following his transfer back to Old Trafford, according to the Mirror.

He surpassed Lionel Messi shirt sales, following the Argentinian’s move to Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain.

Ronaldo delighted at beating Messi

During the interview, Ronaldo was delighted that he achieved the shirt sales record and provided a great answer, according to the Sun.

"Of course, I am happy," he laughed. "As you know, I do not follow the records, the records follow me. Another one in my book."

Ronaldo's return to the club also broke several social media records. The Instagram post announcing his return became the most liked post by a sports team, garnering close to 13 million likes, according to Goal.

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Moreover, Ronaldo has the second most-liked Instagram post of all time. His post with his partner Georgina Rodriguez, announcing they would be having twins, got 32.5 million likes.

Ronaldo beats Messi again

Sports Brief earlier reported on Ronaldo beating Messi again as the most influential footballer heading to the 2022 World Cup.

Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe trail the Portuguese superstar, who averages $3.5 million in media value per post.

The ranking is based on an analysis done by Nielsen company Gracenote, on players who are expected to play at the 2022 Qatar World Cup.