Aye, they're still a very good team but he was that little spark that really put the fear into teams.
They look to lack pace tbh.
Ronaldo was usually their savior against the newly promoted / bottom half teams when they were tiring, he'd usually rip them to bits for the last 20 mins and they'd win the game with ease.
Very noticeable against Burnley, and to an extent Birmingham at OT.