Cristiano Ronaldo gave John O’Shea the runaround during Manchester United’s 2003 clash with Sporting (Picture: Getty)Rio Ferdinand has joked that John O’Shea needed an oxygen tank after coming up against Cristiano Ronaldo in the game which convinced Manchester United to sign the forward back in 2003. Play Together’ YouTube series, Ferdinand explained: ‘We played against Sporting Lisbon to open their stadium. ‘I played and it’s a funny story because John O’Shea played right-back against him and we didn’t know who Ronaldo was. So we get in at half-time and John O’Shea must have had an oxygen tank next to him. MORE: Paul Merson explains why Manchester United should abandon Jadon Sancho transfer pursuit this summerMORE: Paul Scholes reveals Inter Milan were the only team ever to try and tempt him away from Manchester United

Source: Metro April 11, 2020 14:12 UTC