Manchester United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton believes Cristiano Ronaldo has the ability to become one of the game’s all-time greats.
“He is potentially one of the great, great players,” Sir Bobby told ManUtd.com. “He is not like any other player we’ve seen before.”
“I can’t compare him with anyone. He’s fast, strong and he does things with the ball that most people only dream about. He’s a quality player at the highest level and someone who excites me greatly.”
“He takes responsibility and leads by example. I don’t think it’s necessarily intentional but he does it anyway. You can see that by what he did at Fulham last month when he literally won the game on his own.”
“He lifted the team and our winning goal was all down to him. In fact, a lot of our important goals are coming from Ronaldo now.”
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho sparked fury at Old Trafford when he described Cristiano Ronaldo as “ill-educated, disrespectful and immature” for criticising the Stamford Bridge chief for refusing to ever accept he could have made a mistake.
The war of words took a twist as Ronaldo revealed that he has received a personal apology from his fellow countryman; he said: “Mourinho has apologised to me and now I have no problem with him.
“I am pleased that this has happened. As far as I am concerned, the whole thing is now in the past.”
Manchester City defender Michael Ball has admitted to a FA charge of violent conduct after stamping on Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo in Saturday’s derby.
‘I deeply regret what I did and have accepted the FA’s charge without hesitation. I have also sent a personal apology to Cristiano,’ Ball told City’s website.
‘My action should not be seen on a football pitch and I know we have a responsibility at Premier League level to set a good example to the whole football community.’
Manchester United win the Premiership for the first time in 4 years after Chelsea’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Emirates Stadium.
United are 7 points ahead of Chelsea; and with just 2 more matches to go, they are the champions.
It has been a wonderful title race this season; Chelsea has some hard time with their injuries, but United had been playing some great football and deserve the title.
Cristiano Ronaldo has played a great part in United’s campaign. This will be his first premiership title since he joined the Devils; in fact it’s the first Premiership title for more than half of their first team players.
Congrats to Manchester United, the players, the staff and the fans. Congrats to Cristiano Ronaldo.