Ronaldo: Roma players begged me to ease up

Cristiano Ronaldo has stoked the fire ahead of Manchester United’s UEFA Champions League clash with Roma tonight, after claiming the Italian side’s players “begged” him to stop tormenting them last season.

A 7-1 victory for Alex Ferguson’s charges last term, at the quarter-final stage, is likely to play heavy on the minds of Roma’s players ahead of the Old Trafford clash.