Sir Alex Ferguson fumed at Real Madrid "mob" just months before Cristiano Ronaldo's exit
dailystar.co.ukReal Madrid's approaches to Cristiano Ronaldo, so much so that he branded them a "mob". Ronaldo had become one of the world's best players during his six years at Manchester United, winning the Ballon d'Or in 2008.
His performances for the Red Devils saw him draw the attention of La Liga giants Real Madrid. They were looking to build another team of Galacticos superstars, with United talisman Ronaldo being eyed as the headline star of their new side.
But their desire to land the Portuguese superstar left legendary boss Ferguson furious.After Ronaldo had been named the Premier League Player of the Year for the second successive season, Ferguson launched a full-blooded attack on Los Blancos.
It followed a statement from their president Ramon Calderon."You get used to this, Madrid's behaviour on these things. I read about Calderon making the great statement that slavery was abolished many, many years ago.
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