Cristiano Ronaldo nets hat-trick and provides outrageous assist for Sadio Mane in Al-Nassr victory

Cristiano Ronaldo was at his scintillating best on Friday evening, scoring a hat-trick as Al-Nassr recorded their first league win of the season with a 5-0 thrashing of Al Fateh.

The former Manchester United striker had endured a tough start to his first full season in Saudi Arabia, with Al-Nassr losing their first two Saudi Pro League games. Victory in their AFC Champions League play-off clash against Shabab Al-Ahli got the ball rolling on Tuesday and Luis Castro's side stepped things up a notch again on Friday.

Ronaldo welcomed former Liverpool and Bayern Munich winger Sadio Mane to Al-Nassr this summer and the pair combined brilliantly for the opening goal. The Portuguese star flicked a perfect backheel towards his onrushing teammate who finished comfortably.

Ronaldo got in on the action 10 minutes later, doubling Al-Nassr's lead with a header from close range to send his side into the break 2-0 up.

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The 38-year-old made it three just after half-time, tapping into an empty net on 55 minutes after some brilliant work by Abdulrahman Ghareeb. Mane then grabbed a second of his own with nine minutes left, again set up by Ghareeb.

Ronaldo is never one to share the limelight, however, and the former Reds frontman grabbed the headlines with his hat-trick goal in the sixth-minute of added-time. It may be one of the easiest finishes of his career, tapping home from two yards after a cross from substitute Nawaf Boushal.

The win propels Al-Nassr back up the Saudi Pro League table, with Ronaldo's side now 10th after three games. They host Al-Shabab at the KSU Football Field on Tuesday.

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