Sizzling Ronaldo strike sends Manchester United through

Cristiano Ronaldo struck early to earn Manchester United a 1-0 win over Porto in the Champions League quarter-final second leg and send the holders through 3-2 on aggregate on Wednesday.

Ronaldo scored with a spectacular swerving right-foot shot from 40 yards in the sixth minute.

Porto took time to recover but gradually started pressing and came close to equalising on 20 minutes when Bruno Alves’s free kick flew inches wide of the post.

The Portuguese team continued to create chances in the second half, while United seemed content to control the tie and rarely threatened to grab a second.

Manchester United will play Premier League rivals Arsenal in the semi-finals.