Eric Djemba-Djemba explains how "emotional" Cristiano Ronaldo introduced him to Nando's at Manchester United

Cristiano Ronaldo

The Cameroon international joined United shortly before the Portuguese winger, and recalled how future Real Madrid icon Ronaldo’s performance in a pre-season friendly against Sporting CP left the Premier League stars in awe.

“We travelled to Portugal for pre-season, to Lisbon, and it was amazing,” he told AmericanGambler.com.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.