Cristiano Ronaldo set to make Manchester United re-debut Sept. 11 vs. Newcastle

International superstar Cristiano Ronaldo recently returned to his Premier League home of Manchester United and can now prepare to re-debut for the club slightly ahead of schedule. 

ESPN's Mark Ogden explained Thursday that Portugal released Ronaldo six days earlier than planned after the 36-year-old received a yellow card for removing his shirt while celebrating his match-winner late in Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland. CR7, thus, is suspended for next Tuesday's qualifier versus Azerbaijan and also won't participate in Saturday's friendly against Qatar. 

Instead, Ronaldo is heading back to Manchester to get to full fitness ahead of United's Premier League fixture against Newcastle United at Old Trafford on Sept. 11 following the international break. 

Ronaldo made history Wednesday by notching his 110th and 111th career goals for Portugal in the victory over Ireland and overtaking Iran's Ali Daei as the men's all-time international goal scorer.  

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner originally featured for United from 2003 through 2009 but last played for the club in the '09 Champions League final before he completed a historic move to Spanish giants Real Madrid. He joined Serie A side Juventus from Real in 2018 and had been heavily linked with United rivals Manchester City earlier this summer before the Red Devils swooped in to secure his services ahead of the close of the transfer window on Tuesday night.