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14.03.2023 - 15:45 manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Cristiano Ronaldo will want to break a two-match goalscoring drought as he makes his King Cup debut for Al-Nassr at the quarter-final stage against Abha this week.

The centre forward has yet to score in March having being named February's player of the month when he netted eight times. Al-Batin and Al-Ittihad have kept Ronaldo off the scoresheet in back-to-back Saudi Pro League matches, coinciding with his Riyadh-based club being knocked off top spot by the latter.

They will hope a change of competition will bring about a return to winning ways and progression to the semi-finals of the kingdom's oldest knockout tournament.

It is the first of a league and cup double header as the two teams meet again at the King Saud University Stadium this weekend. READ MORE: What is the King Cup?

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