CRISTIANO RONALDO was delighted to catch up with old mentor Sir Alex Ferguson at the weekend.
The Portuguese star was presented with a special award by the legendary Scot ahead of Manchester United’s 0-0 draw with Newcastle yesterday.
Ferguson, 80, appeared pitchside to congratulate Ronaldo on scoring his 700th club career goal last week.
Both men beamed as they hugged and posed for pictures together.
Ronaldo, 37, subsequently posted the pictures to his Instagram account with a nice caption.
He wrote: “Always good to be with you boss!”
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Within just a couple of hours the post received an extraordinary 3.5million likes – with both men feeling the love of Man United fans everywhere.
Ferguson brought a then-teenage Ronaldo to Manchester back in 2003.
The duo spent a remarkable six years together, with CR7 growing up from a talented teen to a Ballon d’Or-winning superstar under Fergie’s watch.
Ronaldo bagged 118 goals in 292 appearances under Ferguson, with their trophy haul together including three Premier League titles, an FA Cup, two League Cups and the Portuguese’s first Champions League.
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The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is always thrilled to see Fergie, as evidenced by the brilliant embrace they shared after Ronaldo won Euro 2016 with Portugal.
While pitchside, Ferguson also caught up with his former No1 David de Gea.
The Spaniard’s boss during his first two seasons at Old Trafford, Fergie was a fitting figure to present him with an award of his own for reaching an incredible 500 games for United.
Under Ferguson, De Gea won his one and only Premier League title in 2013.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
