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Cristiano Ronaldo who has scored an unbelievable 41 goals this season that saw him crowned Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year and the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year, for the second time in two years combining with Rooney’s own tally of eighteen goals to fire the Red Devils to the league title for a second successive year.

With Real Madrid rumoured to be lining up a bid upwards of £100 million to take the player to the Bernabeu stadium, the Portuguese international has once again expressed his ambitions to play in Spain during his career - more than likely with Real Madrid, who are long time admirers.

While Rooney is concentrating on the  Champions League final meeting with Avram Grant’s Chelsea on Wednesday, he has called on Ronaldo to commit himself to United.

“I hope the partnership will continue for years. Ronaldo is a great player and it will be brilliant if we can keep him at the club for as long as possible. He’s an unbelievable player,” Rooney told reporters in the build-up to Wednesday’s Champions League final against Chelsea in Moscow.

“What he’s done for United in the last few years is brilliant and it makes you work hard.

“For Ronaldo to score those goals is helping the team. I’ve got no problem if he scores 60 goals in a season and I don’t get anywhere near that.”

The England front man is under no illusions as to the importance of the midweek game in Moscow.

“When you walk around the training ground there are pictures up of players from ‘58, ‘68 all the way through to today so there’s a good history among the club and all the players are well educated on the history,” he added.

“The Champions League is very important with the history involved in the club — 50 years ago being Munich and 40 years ago being the first win. So it will be good for the club and good for ourselves (if we win).

“I don’t think it will be a burden, we just need to go out there and try and enjoy ourselves. If we enjoy playing I’m sure we will do well. If we go out there thinking a bit negative then it becomes harder for ourselves.”

The 23-year old thinks that United are slight favourites to win the trophy, after gaining first blow in the battle by sewing up the Premiership last week against Wigan at the JJB Stadium.

“I think we will be bit a bit more relaxed with the Premier League in the bag and they might be anxious if they don’t win anything,” he said.

“To win the Champions League on the back of winning the league would be a great achievement by the team and we just have to go there to enjoy it.”

 

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