Portuguese midfielder Christiano Ronaldo, star of Manchester United, says he is rarely away and as fit as ever ahead of the start of the 2007/2008 Premiership football season as Man Utd prepare their Premiership title defense Premiership.
Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson has made many big signings ahead of the new season, strengthening the team somewhat with the acquisitions of Anderson, Nani, Owen Hargreaves and (eventually, hopefully) Carlos Tevez.
When asked about the new signings, Ronaldo said that they are all fantastic signings, that they will be great for the club and the team, and that he hopes they never leave.
Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo has been in excellent form at the start of pre-season, with plenty of stunning performances on Utd’s 4-day tour of the Far East. Sir Alex Ferguson will surely be much happier with the progress the players have made fitness-wise this pre-season, having had to put up with many of his star players performing tirelessly in at least World Cup finals. in Germany.
This season, the likes of Rooney, Ronaldo and company will be fully prepared for the upcoming season, after admitting last season that they started to feel the effects of a prolonged season last time around.
Manchester United take on their nearest rival Chelsea on Sunday in the Charity Shield football match at Wembley, opening their Premiership account the following weekend with a home game against the surprise team of the season. past, the Reading.
Ronaldo can’t wait for the new season to start, and is already looking to build on the success of last year, which already saw him crowned PFA Young Player and PFA Player of the Year.
“Things are going very well for me,” Cristiano Ronaldo told MUTV. “I feel fit and I am very happy with the way our preparations have gone so far. But I must keep my form. The Premier League starts soon and I must be ready for that. I hope to play well. My ambition is to remain the same : I want to play well, score goals and give assists. I tried to do the same thing last year and I worked hard to do it. I hope things work out for me.”
How Cristiano Ronaldo can really improve on his performances last season remains to be seen, but with just a few weeks to go before the start of the new Premiership season, we can’t wait to see how Manchester United’s new team performs. And if Christiano Ronaldo can really build on his success from last season.
