Cristiano Ronaldo has sent a short message on social media after scoring his 901st career goal in Portugal's 2-1 win over Scotland on Sunday night.
The Al-Nassr star was actually benched for the clash, with Roberto Martinez choosing to go with Diogo Jota up front.
Scott McTominay gave Scotland a surprise lead in the 7th minute, with the Napoli midfielder scoring for the second Nations League clash in a row.
Portugal then levelled through Bruno Fernandes, who used to play with McTominay at Manchester United.
Cristiano Ronaldo has sent a short message on social media after scoring his 901st career goal in Portugal's 2-1 win over Scotland on Sunday night
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The game looked set to end in a draw.
But Ronaldo then popped up with the winner, with the veteran breaking Scotland hearts in the process.
The 39-year-old's strike was the 901st goal of his remarkable career.
And Ronaldo has now reacted following his latest effort, with the Al-Nassr star saying on Instagram: "Two games, two wins. Thank you for all the support, Portugal!"
Rio Ferdinand was quick to comment on Ronaldo's post.
The duo used to be team-mates at United and have recently been working together to help create content for the football icon's YouTube channel.
Ferdinand's message, which has been liked by over 22,000 people at the time of writing, said: "901 Not Out."
Leandro Fernandes, who played for Juventus during Ronaldo's time in Serie A, added: "THE GOAT."
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Ronaldo's goal was also his 132nd for his country, having first made his debut for Portugal all the way back in August 2003.
Fernandes was asked about his compatriot after the fixture - and the United playmaker backed Ronaldo to reach 1,000 goals before finally retiring.
"The influence is always the same, regardless of whether he starts on the bench or not," he said.
"Everyone who came on made a difference. Cristiano has a goal, today he scored his 901st and now he is on his way to a thousand, which is what he wants."
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Scotland boss Steve Clarke, meanwhile, has taken the positives from the match despite seeing his side crash to defeat.
“It looked for a long period of time that we would get something from the game," he said.
"I’m really disappointed for my players. The effort and the quality they put into the game, they deserved to get something from it.
“I reiterated to the players that they have to understand what part of the cycle we are in, what we’re trying to do.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a dramatic late winner as Portugal beat Scotland in their Nations League clash
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“We’re trying to readjust a little bit after the summer. We can use these matches to try to build and make sure the end goal, as always, is qualification for a tournament for a country like Scotland.
“It would have been nice to get some points and not to concede late goals.
"But this is the level that we’re at because we have been a good team and we’ve managed to get to the top level of the Nations League. The players understand how difficult it is to get results at this level.”
