Ronaldo Delighted

Manchester United wing ace Cristiano Ronaldo was delighted with his double in yesterday's 3-1 FA Cup victory over Tottenham.

And Ronaldo insists he had no problem with taking a penalty against Tottenham, despite missing one during the Reds' last defeat in December. When asked if that rare failure was on his mind when he put the ball on the spot, Ronaldo replied: "To be honest, no.

Rio Hails Roo & Ron

Rio Ferdinand has praised United's talismanic duo Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo for their recent performances, but he warns that the pair must maintain their form in order to fire the Reds to glory this season.

Hargreaves Feels 100%

Owen Hargreaves is determined to play in every game until the end of the season.

The summer signing from Bayern Munich has been in and out of Sir Alex’s side since his arrival at Old Trafford, largely due to niggling knee injuries.

But the 27-year-old told the Manchester Evening News he now feels fully fit.

Ronny's Mum Wants Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo's Mum admits she wants to see her son leave Manchester United and join Real Madrid.

Dolores Aveiro told AS: "Hopefully, one day he will go to Madrid. They are my favourite team, the best in the world.

"If the day came for Cristiano to leave England, then it would please me if he went to Madrid."

Saha Aims to Stay Fit

Manchester United striker Louis Saha is hoping to repay the faith Sir Alex Ferguson, the manager, has shown in him by overcoming his injury problems and scoring goals consistently.

"My target is to stay fit and keep finding the back of the net," the striker said.

Ronny Hails Tevez

Manchester United ace Cristiano Ronaldo has hailed the impact made by Carlos Tevez this season.

"He is a great player," stated Ronaldo. "He is fast, aggressive, passes the ball well, he makes things happen and scores goals.

"I call him a complete player. It's incredible the speed with which he has adapted to our team and his progress on the field can be seen by everybody.

Ferdinand: Fergie Told Us Off

Rio Ferdinand admits Manchester United's six-goal second-half against Newcastle was inspired by a "telling off" from manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

Ferdinand, who scored in the romp, said: "The first half was a bit stop-start, we didn't finish our chances and were frustrated.

"We got a bit of a telling-off at half-time but came out and produced the goods."

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