For the first time since 2008, the Portuguese star captained the team in the Premier League.Cristiano Ronaldo will captain Manchester United against Wolves on Monday.
United's normal captain Harry Maguire was left out of the team, as he is "not available" at the moment.
The Portugal international led Ralf Rangnick's team out at Old Trafford for the first time since his comeback, but Wolves won 1-0.
When was Ronaldo's last Man Utd cap?
Ronaldo was last selected United's captain in March 2008, a 2-0 win over Bolton in the Premier League.
Sir Alex Ferguson had benched Wales legend Ryan Giggs at the moment.
United sign Phil Jones
Due to the absence of Harry Maguire, Eric Bailly, and Victor Lindelof, Phil Jones made his first senior appearance since January 2020.
Due to a knee injury, the defender has been training with the Under-23 side.
"He was always very professional, even when he wasn't on the team," Rangnick told MUTV.
"We knew our other two centre backs from Burnley were out, so I made the sensible pick."
"Victor was still positive therefore he wasn't available." We hoped Harry would be okay after his chest injury against Burnley, but he couldn't play yesterday. He was in too much discomfort to simply stand still, let alone play."
