Cristiano Ronaldo’s second coming

Last week, Manchester United re-signed the forward on a two-year deal thought to be worth more than £400,000 a week

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It must count as one of the most dramatic days in Manchester United’s history – and all without a single ball being kicked, said Jim White in The Daily Telegraph.

Last Thursday, United fans took to social media to mourn the fact that their former hero, the Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, was “in talks” with bitter rival Manchester City about a transfer from Juventus, the team he has played for in the past three seasons. A move to the Etihad seemed assured. Man Utd fans fumed over Ronaldo’s “treachery”, cursed his super-sized ego, and hopefully predicted that, at 36 years old, he’d “prove a liability” for Pep Guardiola’s side.

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