Ronaldo United Return?

Cristiano Ronaldo has been tippedto return to Manchester United after hsi spell at Real Madrid - he still loves the reds and would only imagine playing for them.

Sources 'close to Ronaldo' said "There is a big difference between Cristiano and some other players. With some players they change their mind every year. Now I want Barcelona, now I want Inter and so on. But with Cristiano it was always Real Madrid.

"Their difficulties in recent times on the pitch did not matter and he remained true to what he had always wanted. He has always wanted to play at Real Madrid. He never spoke about another club.

"There have only ever been two clubs for Cristiano: Manchester United and Real Madrid. Manchester United is a club that will always be in Cristiano's heart. He has had six good years there and now feels ready for a new challenge.

"But he is still only 24 and has a long future in football and would like to come back to Manchester later in his career. If he leaves Real Madrid, he can only imagine doing so to return to Manchester United."