Alex Ferguson is checking the small print of Cristiano Ronaldo&rsquo;s &pound;80million transfer to Real Madrid to see if there is any way of stopping him playing against Manchester United. <img alt="Cristiano Ronaldo and Alex Ferguson" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/dec/Cristiano-Alex.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 363px;" /> Cristiano Ronaldo and Alex Ferguson 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&ldquo;Our contract with Real is that he can&rsquo;t play against us,&rdquo; laughed the Scot. &ldquo;It would be a disgrace if he played against us. It would be no loyalty.&rdquo; 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&rsquo;s own players urged the United boss to snap the Portugal whiz-kid up, which he promptly did, for &pound;12.24million.u00a0Ronaldo meanwhile said: &ldquo;I won&rsquo;t celebrate if I score against United.&rdquo;u00a0

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