The ex-Manchester United hero was given some serious stick when he returned to town with Real Madrid in midweek.Afterwards he revealed he still keeps a close eye on English football — and expects the Red Devils to win title No 20 this term.
Ronaldo also admitted he met former boss Alex Ferguson on Wednesday — though the pair did not discuss a sensational return to Old Trafford.
The £80million superstar helped put City out of the Champions League on Wednesday night and predicts more heartache ahead for Roberto Mancini’s men.
Ronaldo said: “I still watch the Premier League. It is the most competitive league in the world in my opinion — ahead of Spain.
“It is brilliant — you have a lot of brilliant players here and the league is so intense.
“It’s amazing and I watch it in my house every week. City and United are among three or four teams who can perhaps win the league which is why it is the most competitive anywhere in the world.
“It will be tough for every team but I think United will do it this year and win their title back.”
Ronaldo revealed his old boss Fergie popped in to see him and Madrid boss Jose Mourinho at the Lowry Hotel a few hours before Wednesday’s game.
And while his future was not on the agenda, the world’s most expensive player did at least give United fans some hope by saying he loved coming back to his old stomping ground.
Fergie concedes that bringing the Portuguese star back to Old Trafford would be his ‘Christmas wish’, though it would be a massively expensive deal to do.Ronaldo said: “I met Alex Ferguson on Wednesday. He came to the hotel to speak with Jose Mourinho and, of course, I spoke with him too. It was nice to see him again.
“No, we didn’t speak about the future. We just spoke about his moment with Manchester United and mine with Real Madrid. We were just happy to see each other.”
Fergie admitted last week that he would love to re-sign the winger. He said: “There’s every chance that Ronaldo might leave Real, you never know.
“I would like to think that he could return to Old Trafford but I don’t think it will happen. You would be talking about incredible amounts of money.”
Ronaldo, 27, left United for the Bernabeu in 2009.
But he recently paid tribute to Fergie and insisted he looked upon him as a father figure.
A large crowd gathered to see Ronaldo’s arrival at the airport and he said it gave him a good feeling to return to a place which was his home for six years.
He said: “I have enjoyed coming back to Manchester. When we arrived at the airport I was so happy, I had a beautiful story here in Manchester.
“It was nice to see all the fans and a few Manchester United shirts too. It was a brilliant moment and I am always happy to be here.”
Back on the pitch, Madrid have been less than convincing this season but still did enough to end City’s Champions League hopes at the group stage. Mourinho would love to add another Champions League trophy to the ones he won with Porto and Inter Milan but Ronaldo is not getting carried away.
He said: “It’s too early to say that we can win it but we are ready for the knockout stage and we are happy about being in second place.
“First we have a last match against Ajax and we will try to catch the top team Dortmund. But we are ready, we are a top team too so it will be tough — but we are happy we have qualified.”
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