Your Manchester United morning headlines for Monday, March 14.
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Atletico Madrid won’t be relishing renewing acquaintances with Cristiano Ronaldo tonight (Wednesday evening).
The Manchester United superstar has proven to be the chief tormentor of Diego Simeone’s side over the years, with the Portuguese seemingly reserving some of his best performances for games against the current Spanish champions.
And they’ll be particularly sick of the sight of him in the Champions League; between the 2013/14 and 2018/19 seasons, each time Atletico made it to the knockout stages of the competition, they were knocked out by a side containing Ronaldo.
Ahead of tonight's meeting at the Metropolitano, some of Atletico’s players have been trying to play down the significance of coming up against the 37-year-old.
But there’s no doubt the Portuguese star has tormented them over the years, judging by some of their previous comments…
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Speaking ahead of his side’s group stage meeting with Ronaldo’s Juventus in 2019, Simeone said: “It is difficult to prepare for a player like Cristiano. He is an animal in front of goal.
“He has an incredible record and he is always difficult to control in any goalscoring situation. He has made us suffer in the past.”
Koke may be out injured for the first leg against United, but he knows the significance of Ronaldo.
Speaking in 2019 ahead of facing his Juventus side, the midfielder said: “Juventus aren’t just Cristiano Ronaldo. We
Your Manchester United morning headlines for Monday, March 14.
Out-of-sorts Marcus Rashford has been told copying Edinson Cavani and Cristiano Ronaldo could save his Manchester United career, according to Frank McAvennie.
Premier League-winning defender Wes Brown has highlighted the importance of Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United.
Your Manchester United evening headlines for Thursday, March 10:
Speculation that Cristiano Ronaldo did not miss Sunday's derby day defeat to Manchester City due to injury has grown after it was discovered that his sister liked a post claiming he had been dropped for tactical reasons.
Gary Neville thinks Manchester United could be better without Cristiano Ronaldo against Manchester City on Sunday afternoon.
Manchester City's Jack Grealish has already chosen his side in the debate between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Bernardo Silva successfully told his Man City teammates how to stop Cristiano Ronaldo before November's Manchester derby between the two sides.
Hannibal Mejbri hopes he can learn from Cristiano Ronaldo as he eyes a first-team breakthrough at Manchester United.
Former Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already told Ralf Rangnick how to stop Man City.
Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt has opened up on his increased game time at the Italian club, and how they're coping without Cristiano Ronaldo, following an unsettled period for him and the Old Lady this season.
Former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson has slammed VAR over their decision not to award Cristiano Ronaldo a penalty against Watford.
Former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov has defended Cristiano Ronaldo’s form, insisting the blame for recent results should be shared equally throughout the side.
During Sir Alex Ferguson’s time in charge of Manchester United, there can be no doubt the legendary manager had his favourites when it came to his players.
Former Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf has encouraged Cristiano Ronaldo to think about retirement.
Danilo has revealed how his compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo remarkably predicted he would break the all-time international goal-scoring record against the Republic of Ireland.
Manchester United's Champions League last 16 tie against Atletico Madrid is delicately poised ahead of the second-leg at Old Trafford following a 1-1 draw in the Spanish capital.