Cristiano Ronaldo believes Manchester United will retain their Premier League title and win a third European Cup after a solid start to the season.

The Portuguese winger has scored six goals to help United to second in the domestic table and to win their opening three games in the Champions League.

Wayne Rooney scored one goal and superbly set up another as Manchester United overwhelmed Middlesbrough to move to the top of the Premier League.

Sir Alex Ferguson believes his current crop of stars can go on to establish Manchester United as the world's undisputed top club.

Having clicked into gear in an attacking vein with 12 goals in the last three games, Ferguson now wants to see his side go on to achieve true greatness.

"The last time we had a youthful squad like this, back in 1999, we won the Treble," Ferguson told the Sun.

Sir Alex Ferguson saluted his in-form attack after Manchester United fired four goals past shell-shocked Dynamo Kiev.

Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a brace and there were further goals for Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand as United created chance after chance.

Two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo helped a dominant Manchester United to a comfortable victory at Dynamo Kiev.

Kiev's defence was poor. Actually to be blunt, they were awful for much of the match. They looked disjointed against a United side whose attacking wave of Carlos Tevez, Rooney, Ronaldo and Giggs were a cut above sublime.

Sporting Lisbon midfielder Miguel Veloso admits he wants to join his former teammates at Manchester United.

Veloso - a target for United, Arsenal and Real Madrid - wants to play alongside countrymen Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani.

Veloso, rated at £20million, said: "I would like a new adventure in Europe.

UNITED recovered from an early scare to ease to victory over nine-man Aston villa. The home side had taken the lead through Gabriel Agbonlahor, but United big guns Wayne Rooney (two) Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs ensured the Reds jumped back up to second in the Premier League table.

Wayne Rooney was left "gutted" after England threw away a single-goal lead in Moscow last night.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney will both be part of a promotion clip for Bollywood football film 'Goal'.

Indian actor John Abraham plays the role of a footballer inspired by the English Premier League champions.

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo feels that the 2007/2008 campaign will 'not be a good season' for Chelsea.

"Chelsea without Mourinho, that's a completely different team," he told Austrian newspaper Heute.

"You can never write Chelsea off, but I have a feeling that this will not be a good season for them."