Says Ferguson tongue-in-cheek about protege playing against United
Alex Ferguson is checking the small print of Cristiano Ronaldo’s £80million transfer to Real Madrid to see if there is any way of stopping him playing against Manchester United.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Alex Ferguson
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The Champions League draw has pitted Ronaldo against his former club. They promise to be two memorable occasions, with Ronaldo guaranteed a warm reception at Old Trafford on March 5 given his exploits in six seasons with the Red Devils.
Ferguson knows stopping the 27-year-old represents a formidable challenge, which is why his first thought is self-preservation.u00a0“Our contract with Real is that he can’t play against us,” laughed the Scot. “It would be a disgrace if he played against us. It would be no loyalty.”
Ferguson knows, injury permitting, Ronaldo will line up against United for the first time since he was a teenager at Sporting Lisbon in 2003. On that night he terrorised the Red Devils so badly Ferguson’s own players urged the United boss to snap the Portugal whiz-kid up, which he promptly did, for £12.24million.u00a0Ronaldo meanwhile said: “I won’t celebrate if I score against United.”u00a0
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