Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo has highlighted the role his former team-mates played in making his decision to return to Old Trafford all the more easier.
Twelve years after leaving United to join Spanish giants Real Madrid, Ronaldo returned to the club on transfer deadline day, putting pen to paper on a two-year contract after United agreed a fee with Juventus to secure his signature.
Just hours before United confirmed that they had reached an agreement to re-sign the Portuguese international, Ronaldo looked set to join Manchester City.
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