WATCH: Sir Alex Ferguson honours protege Cristiano Ronaldo for historic '700'

Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo and star goalkeeper David de Gea were honoured by Manchester United's legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson ahead of kick-off against Newcastle United on Sunday.

The Portuguese international was honoured after he scored a staggering 700th goal in club football in Red Devils' last Premier League match against Everton last weekend. On the other hand, the Spanish goalkeeper was honoured for making a landmark 500th appearance in Manchester United colours.

Manchester United honours Ronaldo & de Gea

As seen in the video below, Sir Alex Ferguson presented two of Manchester United's biggest stars with an award to honour them for their historic milestones. Cristiano Ronaldo's 700th club goal against Everton made him only the second player after Austrian-Czech striker Josef Bican to score this many goals (as per FIFA records).

Below is a complete breakdown of the Portuguese international's goals for each team and in each competition:

On the other hand, David de Gea became only the second Manchester United goalkeeper and eleventh overall to make 500 or more appearances for the club. Players who have made the most appearances for the Red Devils are Ryan Giggs (963), Sir Bobby Charlton (758), Paul Scholes (718), Bill Foulkes (688), Gary Neville (602), Wayne Rooney (559), Alex Stepney (539), Tony Dunne (535), Denis Irwin (529), and Joe Spence (510).