It was always going to be him, wasn’t it? He’s only been back in the Premier League for a few weeks and already Cristiano Ronaldo is player of the month.
Three goals in three games. The impact, the celebration, the muscles. He is, as the saying goes, inevitable. And it’s impossible not to get swept up by it.
Who cares if Mo Salah scored in more games in September and looked like the best player in the world? Does it matter that, in Manchester United’s loss to Aston Villa, Ronaldo often resembled one of those life-size cardboard cut-outs you can buy for £35 off Amazon?