When Sir Alex Ferguson loved Cristiano Ronaldo's angry reaction to Manchester United substitution

Fabio and Rafael have recalled a phone call that Cristiano Ronaldo made to convince them to join Manchester United.

A former Manchester United assistant manager is likely to be leading the Australian national team during their crucial World Cup qualifier with Vietnam on Thursday.

Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo.Newcastle Crown Court heard that Ross Flynn attacked the woman, who was his partner at the time, after a night out.The couple had been chatting and watching a football video in June last year when Flynn suddenly asked her whether she was more attracted to the Portuguese international or her former boyfriend, who died some time ago.When the woman, whose name is not being released on legal grounds, said that if anything she preferred her ex. Flynn, 31, then punched her in the face.The court was told that the victim then retreated to the bedroom and was sitting on the bed when Flynn struck her again.Prosecutor Omar Ahmad said that as the victim was sitting on the bed: "She felt three or four extremely hard punches to the back of the head causing immediate pain."The defendant said 'Shut the f*** up and get to sleep or you know what will happen'."The woman later contacted the police.

Time is running out for clubs up and down the country to complete their January transfer business ahead of the window closing at 11pm on Monday evening.

Gary Neville has revealed that whilst on England duty he approached Steven Gerrard about signing for Manchester United, but his proposal was met with a swift rebuttal from the Liverpool legend.

Change is coming at Old Trafford and it might arrive sooner than anticipated.

Eric Bailly could be set for a reunion with Jose Mourinho as the defender continues to be linked with a move away from Manchester United.

Manchester United defender Rafael has revealed how Cristiano Ronaldo called him to persuade him to join the Red Devils.Rafael, along with his identical twin Fabio, joined United in 2008 from boyhood side Fluminense at the age of 17.The pair went on to spend several years at Old Trafford, though Rafael enjoyed rather more success than his brother at Old Trafford before leaving in 2015.And the former Brazil international has revealed all on his phone call with Ronaldo, who had trained with during trials at Carrington in the past.“He called my phone, and I'll never forget that,” Rafael told the UTD Podcast.“My phone had all the zeros [on the screen, to indicate an international call] and I was saying ‘Who is this? I've never received a call like this.’“I answered, and I knew him because I'd trained with him before.“He just said: ‘Ah, [Portuguese greeting]!’ I ran to my bus saying: ‘It's Ronaldo, it's Ronaldo! He's calling us to speak!’“He just said: ‘It's raining here, it's raining here in Manchester, like you know.’ He said: ‘I call to say to you guys: sign for Manchester United. I know you are going to like it’ et cetera.“I could not believe [it].

Cristiano Ronaldo has already made his pick for who he wants as the next Manchester United manager, according to reports.

The January transfer window has been an interesting one for Manchester United over the years.

Rio Ferdinand has revealed how Sir Alex Ferguson had major doubts over Wayne Rooney’s temperament during his time at Manchester United.

Aberdeen have revealed Sir Alex Ferguson will be coming back to Pittodrie next month to take in their clash with Dundee United as the club get set to unveil a statue in his honour.

Gary Neville quipped that Steven Gerrard "wasn't loyal" to Liverpool due to his failed move to Chelsea during a discussion with Jamie Carragher over tapping up team-mates on international duty, but failed to have the same success with his own attempts to convince him to sign for Manchester United.Gerrard spent the majority of his 18-year playing career at Anfield, but it's well known he came close to joining Chelsea back in 2005 when the Blues were at the peak of their powers under Jose Mourinho.The move fell apart at the 11th hour - and Gerrard remained at Liverpool until he eventually left the club in 2015 to finish his career in MLS with LA Galaxy.However, that wasn't the only time Gerrard was offered the opportunity to leave Anfield for a Premier League side. Neville has now admitted that he tried to convince the Liverpool captain to join him at Old Trafford - in a similar way to how he'd attempted to talk poach both Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer for Sir Alex Ferguson's side.

A 'jealous, controlling' thug beat up his partner because she said her ex was better looking than Cristiano Ronaldo, a court heard.

Ralf Rangnick may have unlocked a new dimension to Cristiano Ronaldo's game in the twilight of the forward's career.

Former Premier League referee Keith Hackett believes Manchester United should have had a penalty this weekend, following Kurt Zouma's challenge on Cristiano Ronaldo.

Manchester United have drawn up a four-man shortlist to replace Ralf Rangnick in the summer, according to reports.Interim boss Rangnick was appointed as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's successor in November but is only expected to remain in charge until the end of the season when he will take up a two-year consultancy role at Old Trafford.United have already started planning for what happens when the German moves upstairs and have reportedly narrowed their search for his replacement down to four candidates. The Red Devils are keen to appoint a manager with European pedigree and believe they have identified a quartet of contenders who fit the bill.

One of the privileges of covering Manchester United from Old Trafford's press box is the seats allocated to the MEN are adjacent to the visiting team's analysts.

Former Manchester United loanee Garth Crooks has urged interim manager Ralf Rangnick to not "pander to the whims" of Cristiano Ronaldo, instead telling him to make the most of everyone within his squad.

Manchester United have been handed an apparent boost in the race to sign Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Denis Zakaria.

Manchester City and Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli.The Italian striker is one of a number of shock inclusions in the list of future winners predicted by Bleacher Report a decade ago.It was also predicted that he would earn a top three finish for the award prior to winning it, something that seems crazy with the benefit of hindsight.Despite his form for Turkish side Adana Demirspor this season fuelling talk of an international recall, Balotelli remains below the standard of a Ballon d'Or nominee.So, just how well did Bleacher Report do with their set of predictions back in 2012?Inspired by the performances of those playing in the under-23 football tournament at the London Olympics, Bleacher Report predicted the next 10 Ballon d'Or winners.The predictions start strongly, with Lionel Messi going on to win his fourth award following his outstanding performances in 2012.A simple prediction to make with over half the year already completed and Messi already well on his way to his record goal tally for a calendar year of 91.Messi is the only player that was expected to win multiple Ballon d'Or awards across the next decade, meaning nine different winners were predicted.In reality, just three different players have won the award in this period, with Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo sharing 12 of the last 13 editions between them.It was also predicted that Ronaldo, who was the real-life winner of the 2013 award, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic would finish behind Messi as losing finalists.The second and final correct prediction came in 2014, with Ronaldo expected to wrestle the title back off Messi, something he had actually achieved a year earlier.The predicted finalists for this year were Balotelli and his former City team-mate Sergio