Manchester United legend Nicky Butt pinpoints the exact moment he knew Cristiano Ronaldo would become megastar.
As a member of Manchester United 's iconic 'Class of 92', Nicky Butt knows all the hallmarks of what makes a superstar.all broke into the Red Devils' first team at the same time as Butt and were cornerstones of the club's success underAt the time, Butt sensed there was a serious player to be unlocked in Ronaldo, but the latter's antics in training made him question whether that would ever happen.
"It's like the story of Ole Gunnar when he dived over the Newcastle player running through. You have to do it the right way.AFC Wimbledon fundraiser reaches landmark figure but club forced to postpone second clashDonny van de Beek 'struggling to adapt at new club' after Manchester United exitBut three-and-a-half years later, the 49-year-old watched a transformed Ronaldo tear apart a Premier League rival.
"You just think, 'Wow, he's gone to the next level'. That's when I thought he was one of the best in the world."The game in question was when Ronaldo scored an 88th-minute winner to lift United to a 2-1 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage in February 2007.But that's not to say Ronaldo didn't evade several Fulham challenges on his way to securing three points for the Red Devils.
But Ronaldo knocked the ball past one down the left wing and evaded a sliding tackle from the other as he zeroed in on goal.Ronaldo then cut between two Fulham defenders and fired past Fulham goalkeeper Jan Lastuvka.
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