Cristiano Ronaldo won his battle against the Manchester United hierarchy back in 2003. The Portugal skipper moved to Old Trafford from Sporting having impressed Sir Alex Ferguson in a friendly between the two sides - and has gone on to become one of the greatest players in the history of the game.
Mads Timm spent time with Ronaldo in the reserve side at United following his own move from Odense, and he has opened up on what made the forward so special.
Timm, also 35, who failed to build on his early promise, has spoken about his former team-mate in his book, Red Devil, revealing how Gary Neville and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer were left fuming with his friend in matches. "He was quite extraordinary as a footballer, and as a person," Timm
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