Ronaldo has world at his feet - Ferguson

Alex Ferguson believes everything is in place for Cristiano Ronaldo to go on and become one of football’s true greats.

Ronaldo has already achieved plenty in his short career – appearing in the final of Euro 2004 with Portugal, lifting two Premier League titles and a Champions League trophy with Manchester United, plus a host of individual honours, including the prestigious Ballon D’Or.

Tomorrow in Japan he will be part of a United side aiming to be crowned world champions by beating Ecuador’s LDU Quito.

For a 23-year-old it would be a remarkable haul – with the promise of much more to come.

If Ronaldo can sustain such high performance levels, he could end up being compared to Pele and Diego Maradona – widely accepted to be the best two players of all-time.

“When you have a star like this, a young player with such huge potential, they normally make an impact very early – which is what Cristiano has done,” said Ferguson.