Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United can more than be excused for breaking their own self-imposed transfer criteria when they jumped on the chance to re-sign Cristiano Ronaldo late in the summer transfer window.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer himself admitted he did not expect Ronaldo to seriously leave Juventus this year; after all the Norwegian is, at heart, just another football fan who responds with scepticism when such extraordinary headlines arise.
But when a player like Ronaldo is available, it is United's duty to be in the discussion. Luring him back to Old Trafford soon became an unmissable opportunity, even he is 'only' a short-term fix to
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