The 36-year-old forward was an unknown teenager when he initially played at Old Trafford back in 2003. While they both played at Manchester United, Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney were close friends He played his first game for the club on 16 August 2003 in a 4-0 win against Bolton Wanderers. Many people were impressed with his debut, including legendary United player George Best. Ronaldo's first goal with Manchester United was a free kick. He scored it in a 3-0 win against Portsmouth on 1 November 2003. Cristiano Ronaldo playing for It has been a bruising time for 37-year-old Ronaldo's considerable pride and ego as first his Manchester United career ended in acrimony following public criticism of the club and now Portugal did A Manchester United star who played 126 games under Sir Alex Ferguson broke down what it was like to work with soccer's greatest ever manager 38 of which came during his time at Manchester Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly told Manchester United that he wants to be allowed to leave the club. Driven by the desire to play in the Champions League, the 37-year-old has requested that
Manchester United had never signed a Portuguese player before Cristiano Ronaldo, but that skinny 18-year-old from the island of Madeira changed football history the day he arrived at Old Trafford
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