Patrice Evra and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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They had taken an 11th minute lead through Memphis Depay and, although Deeney’s 87th minute penalty ended a run without conceding of 10 hours, United snatched the points at the death when Deeney turned Bastian Schweinsteiger’s effort into his own net in stoppage-time.
But Van Gaal would have to have a radical rethink of how he wants United play for a player like Ronaldo to recreate his past glories at Old Trafford.
Great news. On the back of Real Madrid and Ronaldo’s 4-0 El Clasico battering by Barcelona at home the prospect of a return became more plausible.
Ronaldo has always expressed his love for Manchester United, and hinted of a possible return to Old Trafford in a recent interview. They regard Ronaldo as the flawless successor to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is set to leave next summer when his contract expires.
Sporting Lisbon, the club where Ronaldo started his career, can be found around the 4/1 mark in the latest odds while LA Galaxy also remain contenders at 8/1 with the allure of a big money move to the United States potentially proving too good to turn down.
“I’ve talked to him a lot [about returning]”, Evra said on BBC Radio 5 Live.
“I believe sincerely that there are people who lie in order to damage Real Madrid”.
“It’s a very disciplined, functional team”. It’s not the free-wheeling Manchester United of old.
“You can’t have one guy out on the wing, and say, “Do what you like”. So it’s not the same club”.
“PSG was always the logical final step for him”, said Hayward.
“The money was unlimited and it is an up-and-coming idea as a club”.
Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United for Real Madrid in 2009.
Furthermore, Ferguson reportedly met with Ronaldo after a Champions League game against Schalke last term and saw him in London after his documentary film “Ronaldo” had its premiere on 9th November. It was an inexplicable appointment at Real Madrid.
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“Martial and [Michael] Carrick came back from the worldwide break with injuries, Rooney was ill and we had already injuries – [Antonio] Valencia has been operated on and has a long time away and [Luke] Shaw you know”.
