Ronaldo eyes Euro glory

Saturday, September 16, 2006

Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted Manchester United are capable of winning the Champions League this season.

"Why not?" he said. "This is a big club. Every year we have the chance to win it and hopefully this time we will.

"What happened last season is in the past. You have to think about the moment. We are doing very well just now and we have to keep it going."

It is a major surprise to most pundits that Ronaldo is still at United given the 21-year-old's public claims of a desire to complete a move to Real Madrid during the summer.

Although he has been jeered by opposition supporters consistently since his return to England after playing a major part in their World Cup demise, Ronaldo's form has been excellent.

And, after his brief break in midweek he is ready to tackle Arsenal on Sunday.

The United camp are only too aware they will open up a 13-point lead on the Gunners should they record a fifth straight Premiership win.

However, despite the loss of Ashley Cole and Jose Antonio Reyes during the summer and three below-par displays so far this term, Ronaldo knows nothing can be taken for granted.

"It is a classic match and you never know what can happen in them," he said.

"Arsenal are a great team with some excellent players. But all we can do is think about ourselves.

"Our form is good at the moment and we need to produce the same kind of performance on Sunday."