See Ronaldo back – but has doubts

“Cristiano is almost in the twilight of his c a re e r. Bu t we had Zlatan Ibrahimovic last season and every United fan would agree he was a huge success.

“It’s unfortunate that we couldn’t get another year out of him because you can’t put a price on the impact he’s had on the likes on Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial.

“Experience is a great thing. Ronaldo has that now and could have similar effect on the younger players.

“He’s got a great record when it comes to injuries and he’s in tip-top shape. You know exactly what you’re buying.

“United should have a head start on other clubs because he spent a lot of good years here.

“I remember seeing him at Charlton in one of his first games for United when he was a teenager.

“The right- back was kicking lumps out of him – but Ronaldo kept going back for more.

“I saw then that he wasn’t scared of physical contact and that was good enough for me.

“He gave us some fantastic memories and it was sad to see him go.

“But if you get 300 matches and a lot of trophies out of a foreign player, you’ve done well.

“He didn’t leave under a cloud and was always respectful to the club. So he is still held in high regard.

“He played a major part in United’s success, but United also played a big part in making him by giving him a stage and some fantastic team-mates.

“I would love him to come back, but I ’d be very dubious about it happening.”

Arthur Albiston.

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