Manchester Utd star isn’t exactly lacking in self confidence

When Cristiano Ronaldo told us all how much he deserved the Golden Boot, it was quite clear that he had slain the dragon named humility. Following Manchester City’s failure to capture Kaka, the tricky winger has categorised himself as a “special” player, capable of commanding a transfer fee of over £100m:

“Special players are maybe worth that. I agree with that. When you are good, when you are a special player, you are more expensive than the other ones. That’s normal.

“It’s like cars. Some cars are better than others, that’s why they’re more expensive. It’s the same with players. But this is only my opinion.”

After his expert explanation of why things that are better cost more, Mr Ronaldo went on to give himself a rating out of ten:

“I can’t say 10, so nine.

“I think I can improve all the time. 10 is the maximum and I haven’t reached the maximum yet, so I’d give myself nine. I hope 10 out of 10 is to come. I believe it will.

And finally, C-Ron gave us an insight intohis greatest struggle in life - living up to his own brilliance:

“I’ll try to be as good as I was last season but it’s hard.”

[The Mirror]

Portuguese star talks down return to action

Since his plans to escape to Madrid were thwarted and he stopped wearing overtly metrosexual clothing, Cristiano Ronaldo has managed to stay out off the back pages. However, the Portuguese is expected to return when Villarreal visit Old Trafford on Wednesday, and in anticipation, he has heralded his triumphant return:

“I’m already in the history of the club. When I play the fans will love me again.”

“With this Golden Boot I have changed football a little. Usually strikers won it and I’m a winger. I have been the most consistent and the best.”

Clearly, his love of failed pneumatic models is only matched by his love of expressing modesty.

So, will the tricky winger cast aside his mercenary reputation and win over United fans with his first touch, or will he have to earn his way back into our good books, much like he did after the World Cup winking incident? Let us know what you think with a comment below.