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Jesse Lingard of Manchester United says he would love the team to sign Ronaldo back Lingard added that Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best players in the world Ronaldo played for Man United between 2003 and 2009 before he joined Real Madrid Manchester United star Jesse Lingard has made it clear that he would love the club's chiefs to bring Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo back to Old Trafford this summer. The Red Devils are currently fighting to finish among the top four teams this season in the Premier League after being dumped out of the Champions League by Barcelona. And while arriving at Manchester United's training ground on Thursday morning, May 2, Lingard explained that he wants Ronaldo to return to turn around the club's fortunes. Ronaldo, who is currently plying his trade with Juventus played for Manchester United between 2003 and 2009 before he joined Spanish side Real Madrid. ''I would love Man United to sign Cristiano Ronaldo. H...

Cristiano Ronaldo continued his hot form for Juventus on Saturday as he and Mario Mandzukic scored both goals in the second consecutive game to help the Serie A leaders open up a nine-point lead at the top of the table with a 2-0 win over struggling SPAL. Ronaldo slotted home Miralem Pjanic's free-kick after 29 minutes in Turin to join Genoa's Krzysztof Piatek at the top of the Serie A scoring charts with nine goals, before Mandzukic sealed the three points on the hour mark in a simple warm up for Tuesday's crucial Champions League visit of Valencia. The pair also scored both in Juventus' 2-0 win over AC Milan before the international break, and Ronaldo's strike was his seventh in eight games in all competitions for his new club, for a total of 10 goals this season. "Cristiano does things that catch opponents off guard and that's exactly what we need," said coach Massimiliano Allegri. "Sometimes we play one pass too many and the moment ...

Paulo Dybala’s strike inside the opening minute set Juventus on course for their 10th win of the Serie A campaign, although Cagliari made things uncomfortable for Massimiliano Allegri’s men. After seeing nearest rivals Inter Milan romp to victory against Genoa earlier in the day, the Bianconeri restored their six-point cushion at the top of the standings with a 3-1 triumph at the Allianz Stadium. Juventus got off to the dream start as Dybala struck inside the opening minute, but Cagliari came back into proceedings and levelled superbly though Joao Pedro. But the Sardinians were level for just 125 seconds as Filip Bradaric scored an own goal, with the midfielder perhaps fortunate not to give away a penalty shortly afterwards. Cristiano Ronaldo rattled the woodwork at the end of a first half that was followed by a far-less interesting second period, with the Portuguese setting up Juan Cuadrado for a late third. While it was not an entirely convincing display, it acted ...