Oddo has plan to halt Ronaldo

MASSIMO ODDO has clear ideas on how to cope with Cristiano Ronaldo when AC Milan welcome Manchester United in the return leg of the Champions League semi-final tomorrow night.

Ronaldo was a major influence in United’s 3-2 win at Old Trafford last week and Oddo often found himself head-to-head with the Portugal winger whenever he switched to the left flank.

“Ronaldo is a fantastic player with his tricks and his ball control at high speed,” he said.

“It’s really difficult to face him because he is two-footed, so he can pass you either to the left or to the right. The only secret, if you want to call it a secret, is to attack him before he attacks you with the ball, otherwise it’s almost impossible to stop him. “Everybody was talking about Ronaldo, but Rooney worried me much more. He’s a quick forward who can score at any time. He was not my direct opponent, but he was the one who worried me the most.”