Vidic backs Ron return

CRIS CHASE ... Nemanja Vidic thinks Cristiano Ronaldo could play for Man Utd again

NEMANJA VIDIC would not be surprised to see Cristiano Ronaldo back at Old Trafford next season.

Tonight it is Vidic and Manchester United’s job to stop Ronaldo and Real Madrid — but next season they could be in the same team again.

Vidic said: “It would be a big ask for many reasons. I would love to see Cristiano here. I could see it.

“He is a United supporter. Even though he left he still follows United and still misses the club and the environment here.”

SunSport revealed on Sunday that Ronaldo could be willing to take a massive pay cut to make his ‘homecoming’ a reality.

Vidic rates Ronaldo higher than Barcelona’s Lionel Messi so reckons United would be able to boast the world’s best player.

The Serb defender, 31, said: “They are both great players but, in recent years, Barcelona have won more trophies and I think that is why people have put Ronaldo to one side.

“The way he plays, he can play in England, he can shoot with his left, his right, he can jump and head the ball. He can dribble, he can do everything.

“I don’t say Messi cannot do that but the way Barcelona play suits his style.
“Ronaldo has been changing games for the last four years for Madrid.

“Every time he walks on the pitch he wants to score. He has that hunger in every game.”

After United’s battling 1-1 draw in Madrid, boss Alex Ferguson returned to Spain last Tuesday and witnessed Real’s 3-1 destruction of Barca in the Copa del Rey.

Fergie said: “They were absolutely stunning on the counter-attack so we have to find a way of coping with that but also have our own threat.”