Ronaldo Knew He Was Going To Score, Ferdinand reveals

Former Man United defender and pundit, Rio Ferdinand has revealed match winner Cristiano Ronaldo texted him after the game saying he knew he was going to score.

Ronaldo struck an injury-time winner to give Man United an undeserved 2-1 win over Villarreal in their Champions League group stage fixture.

United had been largely poor in the game and Ronaldo was no exception. But Villarreal didn’t make the most of countless chances to be out of sight and the five-time Ballon d’Or winner was on hand to decide the match as he has so often throughout his career.

After the final whistle, Ronaldo sent a text message discussing the match and his role to former teammate Rio Ferdinand, who then read it out live on air.

“Ronaldo text me tonight saying, ‘I didn’t’ play well but I knew I’d score’,” Ferdinand said.

“That’s the belief that he has. The other players are feeding off it. It’s a great place to be. United’s performance today wasn’t great, it wasn’t at the level Ole wants it to be. But when you need a goal, a moment to galvanise the squad, the stadium, the fanbase, Cristiano Ronaldo steps up. 

“He wants to be that guy the chance falls to. His goal record says it all. He’s there for the big moments. He’s a big part of that too.

“When you have a player like Cristiano Ronaldo, the players in the dressing room are given life. There’s a lease of life, belief, because they know if the chance comes, he will put them away.”

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