ALEX FERGUSON believes Cristiano Ronaldo's love for Manchester United could see him return to the club.
Ronaldo, signed for a world record £80million,made his Real Madrid debut in last night's 1-0 win at Shamrock.

United boss Fergie said: "He may come back, you never know. He loved United, he loved the club. If you look back at the six years he had with us, he never missed training.

"He came to the right club at the right part of his career.

"He could have gone to Real Madrid or Barcelona. But he came to the right one and he appreciates that."

Ferguson knows United's title rivals will be revelling in the fact they have lost their star player.

He said: "It will give teams a bit more encouragement.

"They'll all be delighted that we've lost Ronaldo, no question about that. There is no doubt he is a huge loss. I think it's a challenge for us.

"It won't be the same without Ronaldo, it can't be. Without question he is the best player in this world of ours.

"He is streets ahead of Messi, streets ahead of Kaka. Absolutely. Look at his figures, they are unbelievable.

"The attempts he has on goal, the attacks into the penalty box, his positions, headers, shots... it's unbelievable.

"His best is yet to come, he is only 24. We will be a different team without him, we will be more compact.

"We will have a different shape in midfield. Ronaldo was a bit loose in his defending. You could forgive that because he gave you so much in the other sense."

yea me and sinoffire staying few blocks only from the stadium 

SOMEONE MAKE A BULK. GOOOOOOOO.

im with them la. i follow the squad for the tour too 

How was Macheda? Didn't catch the game.. had a function. :|

black?? which one???

to check whether are they slacking during the match?

Sir Alex Ferguson has branded Manchester City ''arrogant'' over their controversial poster campaign.

No sooner had City completed their capture of Carlos Tevez following the South American's successful two-year stint at Old Trafford than a giant poster was erected at the bottom of Deansgate, one of Manchester's busiest shopping areas, declaring: ''Carlos Tevez, welcome to Manchester.''

The poster emphasises the fact City are based in the city of Manchester, whereas United are in the neighbouring borough of Trafford, something Blues fans have pointed out regularly down the years as they laid claim to the title of Manchester's only club.

If that was not bad enough, a spoof e-mail has also appeared, in which Michael Owen, complete with crutches, is pictured under the headline ''Welcome to Stretford'', as a wind-up at the injury-blighted forward joining United in a surprise move this summer.

With City also spending massive amounts of cash in an attempt to gatecrash the top four, the blue half of a divided city, so often downtrodden by United's contined success, can sense a shift in power.

Their United counterparts have already reacted in fierce debate and now Ferguson has waded into the argument.

''It is like one of those war adverts - Your Country Needs You,'' he said. ''Arrogance comes in lots of different ways. I think it is daft.''

No-one has owned up to putting the Tevez poster up, although as a club City have expressed similar sentiments on official merchandise in the past.

'This is our City', 'Greater Manchester' and 'Pure Manchester' were all the brainchild of advertising agency Grey London and depict City's pride in their roots compared to United, who Blues fans would argue have lost their soul in the drive to increase profits.

Ferguson is not interested in the subtleties.

His view is quite straightforward - a jealous club, eager to make a cheap point having spent more years than they care to remember playing second fiddle to their hugely successful neighbour. A situation, according to Ferguson, that has been in existence since he first came south from Aberdeen in 1986.

''They were having a go at Manchester United,'' he said. ''They have had a problem ever since I came down here - Manchester United.

''You have to understand, when they get their moment to grasp for and to seize for, they are going to take it.''

waffak some fan want some player to be sold just becoz they miss penalty in the useless friendly game???