Cristiano Ronaldo has a special place in the hearts of supporters of Manchester United, but the return of the best player in the world five times to Old Trafford in the shirt of his new team Juventus concern the fans of a team hoping to close the page of disappointing results this season.
Ronaldo made a name for himself at the start of his career with United (2003). He scored 118 goals for the domestic title three times and scored his first appearance in the Champions League (2008) before moving to a record deal to Real Madrid in early summer 2009.
Ronaldo returns to Juventus's "theater of dreams" and faces charges of raping a former US model in a nine-year-old case.
The Portuguese star posted a picture on his Facebook account followed by the slogan "The Red Devils" with the words "Thank you for the warm welcome".
Ronaldo has strongly denied the charges and has received considerable support from his club. But the question he poses on the eve of the match against his former team is whether United fans will receive him with the same enthusiasm they showed last time they faced their team in 2013 when he was defending the Real.
On the evening of the final round, Ronaldo broke the hearts of fans and was likely to win 2-1, in the match was the last of the legendary coach "Alex" Ferguson Continental, because he announced shortly after his decision to retire training at the end of the season.
"It was an incredible night, a very moving evening, and what the fans showed me was tremendous," Ronaldo recalled.
But Ronaldo often puts his feelings aside when it comes to strengthening his myth. Five years ago, his main task was to win Real Madrid's 10th continental title for the 10th time. It took an extra year to achieve this goal, but he added three other titles with the big-boned Cup before leaving this summer for a new career with Juventus.
Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho is aware of the importance of Ronaldo in any team, noting that he was a coach for Real Madrid when Ronaldo decided the result for his team at the time.
I think he likes to go back here, he did it when he was a Real Madrid player, but of course when he comes back with a new team, he comes to do a certain job for this team, "said Mourinho.
Ronaldo goal
Ronaldo's goal is to win the continental title and equalize the record for Real Madrid (the only winner of the Champions League / European Champions League six times), with a third team and Juventus 22 years ago.
Juventus's first continental title since 1996 was one of the reasons why he paid about 100 million euros to sign Ronaldo from Real, a big sum for a 33-year-old player.
"Juventus is one of the European clubs that have invested so hard to win the European title that they do not need to invest in order to win the local title, they have won seven consecutive times," Mourinho said when the Champions League draw against the champions of Italy in the last seven seasons. "He said.
But Ronaldo, who has been a top scorer in the last six seasons (sharing with Lionel Messi and Neymar in the 2014-2015 season), has not scored a goal this season after being sent off in the first game against Valencia 30 minutes later, Following against the Swiss Young Boys. But that did not prevent Juventus from winning the two matches to top the standings with the full mark so far before two strong matches with Manchester United.
United are hoping to beat Juventus this season and boost their fortunes to the second round. The latter have wasted their first points locally on the weekend, equaling Genoa 1-1 after eight victories since the start of the season.
The English team is also looking to beat the disappointing results of this season, especially the three-time losing streak in the first seven stages of the English Premier League, before beating Newcastle United 3-2 in the eighth phase, and equalizing with Chelsea 2-2 in the ninth phase, The Londoners scored the equalizer in the deadly seconds of the game.
