Ronaldo Happy at United

Cristiano Ronaldo may have been telling the Press just over a year ago that he wanted to escape England and head to Barcelona or Real, but with the whole Rooney affair blown over, Cristiano is now looking to distance himself from reports of a move to Spain!

"Real Madrid are a great club, everybody knows that," said Ronaldo in an interview with Marca. "But I insist that I am very happy at Manchester United and I want to continue here for many years."

The 22-year-old also revealed his belief that the Premier League is the world's strongest, ahead of La Liga and Serie A.

He added: "I think that the English league since last season is the strongest, above the Italian and Spanish. In England all the stadiums are full and any smaller team can now win against the big teams. As well as that, the play is not stopped so many times, it is very fast, intense and aggressive, and the players are stronger.

"The Spanish league is also a very good league. I like it very much and I have a lot of interest in it, but I think that right now the English league is better."

Ronaldo also paid tribute to United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, the man who took the flying winger from Sporting Lisbon to England in 2003.

"He is a great man, because he was won everything at this club. And he is a coach who I appreciate a lot because he has always helped me whenever I have needed it, and thanks to him I am now a much better player."

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