‘A great player, a great human being’: Solskjær excited about Ronaldo

• ‘He will make us better, bring something completely different’
• Ronaldo set to make his second United debut in two weeks

Ole Gunnar Solskjær believes Cristiano Ronaldo will relish the challenge of proving age is just a number on his return to the Premier League and said Manchester United were always going to pounce when such a “special player” became available.

United beat neighbours Manchester City to sign the five-time Ballon d’Or winner from Juventus, with the 36-year-old striker set to make his second debut for the club against Newcastle United after the international break. Solskjær said United have not signed Ronaldo to warm the bench and was adamant the Portugal forward will improve his team after watching them extend their unbeaten away run to a record 28 league matches following Mason Greenwood’s late winner at Wolves.

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