Ronaldo joined Man United in 2003 and spent six years at the club, where he won three Premier League titles as well as one Champions League trophy. I think I may have said to him during the year when he was maybe… the weather was a big problem for Cristiano. But the weather was a big problem for him and I felt like he'd almost travelled his path, he'd done the journey. "Most of the players that left Man United would have wanted to stay. Let's be clear, 99 per cent of the players that left Man United during the time I was there would have stayed if the manager had said you're staying.

Source: Daily Mirror April 02, 2020 13:20 UTC