Man Utd fans snap up Ronaldo shirts at Old Trafford
Manchester United are poised to show Cristiano Ronaldo off to the world before their Premier League clash with Newcastle on Saturday, reports say. The Portugal international recently returned to the club from Juventus after 12 years away. And the Red Devils are hoping he can be the ticket to silverware, having failed to win a trophy under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer so far.
Manchester United have re-signed Cristiano Ronaldo after 12 years (Image: GETTY)
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Manchester United are planning to parade Cristiano Ronaldo like they did with Raphael Varane (Image: GETTY)
Harry Redknapp has backed the veteran to be big hit, insisting he’ll be Solskjaer’s ‘biggest ally’ at the club.
“I don’t think we’ll see the Ronaldo of old, you’ll see him passing more, rather than speeding at defenders,” he said.
“And he’s just got that knack of being in the right place at the right time.
“He will be Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s biggest ally, because he shows everyone else how to do things, how he works, how to live their lives.
“Carlo Ancelotti told that when he managed him at Real Madrid, Ronnie was always first in and last out at training. Not now and then, but every single day.
Manchester United will want Cristiano Ronaldo to play against Newcastle (Image: GETTY)
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“Mason Greenwood, 19, Jadon Sancho, 21, and 23-year-old Marcus Rashford... all those young players at United will learn so much from him.
“All the Academy kids, they should be watching him and soaking up every bit of knowledge they can.”
Ronaldo scored just one hat-trick during his first United spell.
And, ironically, that came against Newcastle in 2008.
United won 6-0 that year, with Carlos Tevez bagging a brace and Rio Ferdinand also on target.