Ferguson facing dilemma over Ronaldo

Alex Ferguson may be tempted to change his mind and throw Cristiano Ronaldo immediately back into the fray following the teenager’s return from the Olympics.

The Manchester United manager declared two weeks ago that he would need to give the 19-year-old winger two months off to recover injuries and other selection problems means that Ferguson may simply not be able to afford to leave out such a key player – especially as Ronaldo has expressed his desire to play for the club again as soon as possible.