Former Manchester United player Cristiano Ronaldo has talked about the role Sir Alex Ferguson played in the five time Ballon d’Or winner’s life.
Ronaldo played six seasons for Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United.
Ronaldo signed for Manchester United back in 2003 as the most expensive teenager in English football at the time. He played six seasons with the club before joining Real Madrid with a record £80 million fee. He won three Premier League titles and the first of his five Champions League titles under Sir Alex Ferguson.
The Portuguese star has been named the brand ambassador of DAZN, a sport streaming website. In an interview there, he talked about his memories at Old Trafford and also revealed the important of Sir Alex in his life.
“Of course, in the beginning of my career he was so important to me. Because I moved from Sporting to Manchester and I had that Portuguese mentality — too many stepovers, decision-making was not the best. So he taught me how to do it. You know, in the Premier League they don’t fall over so easy, they are tough. As I’ve said many, many times, he taught me everything. He was like a father to me. He helped me a lot at Manchester United.”
After spending nine seasons at Real Madrid, he finally decided to move on and take on a new challenge. The 33-year old moved to Juventus in the summer transfer window with a fee of £120 million.
Ronaldo also talked about the reason behind joining the Seria A club in the interview. He admitted that the overhead kick goal against them played a key part. All the Juventus fan gave a standing applause after the goal and the reaction touched Ronaldo’s heart.