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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says he never viewed Nani as being in Cristiano Ronaldo's shadow after the winger's two goals sank rivals City in the Community Shield.

The Portuguese winger has never had it easy and has often had to battle against comparisons with his more well-known international and former club team-mate.

Even last term when he finished top of the Premier League assist charts in addition to grabbing nine goals, he found it impossible to force his way into United's Champions League final starting line-up.

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It was felt that the Portugal international would leave Old Trafford in an effort to avoid such disappointments in future.

However, Nani remains within the United fold and at Wembley on Sunday scored twice to help his side emerge victorious in their 3-2 Community Shield win over City.

'He is only in Ronaldo's shadow because he is Portuguese,' said Ferguson. 'That is the only link I can see. He was never in his shadow in my mind.

'He has always had great potential but some players take longer to mature than others. Ronaldo was an exception. He was an incredible footballer. He matured immediately, from 18 until he left us.

'Nani had a fantastic season last year. He was unfortunate that Antonio Valencia came in at a time when we needed a bit of freshness and a boost to the squad. But you have seen Nani's form in pre-season and again yesterday. He will start the season.'

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Nani was just one of United's stand-out performers as Wayne Rooney was a figure transformed from 12 months ago.

Ashley Young enjoyed a memorable debut and Tom Cleverley provided the attacking thrust Ferguson was hoping for when he was introduced, along with Phil Jones and Jonny Evans, at half-time.

Already 2-0 down Chris Smalling triggered the fightback when he touched home Ashley Young's free-kick six minutes after the restart.

Nani then finished off a brilliant move involving Rooney and Cleverley before take advantage of Vincent Kompany's injury-time blunder to secure a result that leaves Ferguson in optimistic mood ahead of next Sunday's trip to West Bromwich.

Not that the United boss is taking anything for granted ahead of another arduous campaign.

'I trust them and have confidence in the ability of the players but you can never be confident in the Premier League,' he said. 'It is such a difficult league. Six teams could be challenging for the title.'

Cristiano Ronaldo stars Funded documentary for Castrol

Castrol has created an advertiser funded film-documentary starring their global ambassador, Cristiano Ronaldo, to launch their new product brand, Castrol EDGE, across its key territories.

Castrol EDGE was "tested to its limits" to become what Castrol claim to be, its strongest, most advanced engine oil yet. By applying the same testing to Ronaldo, the new film-documentary sees the Portugal and Real Madrid winger push himself "to the limits" in the most in-depth scientific examination of a professional football player ever undertaken.

The hour-long film-documentary was shot in Madrid by UK production house Plum Pictures and is part of a campaign by by M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment.

'Castrol EDGE Presents Ronaldo Tested to the Limit' sees the star player’s skills, strength and agility taken away from the pitch and into a high performance lab where sports scientists use cutting-edge technology to test him in a series of challenges that show exactly what gives him the edge.

Using ultra slow motion and high impact Computer Generated Imagery, and including a series of interviews with football experts including Fabio Capello and Arsène Wenger, the film-documentary will give viewers unrivalled access to Ronaldo, to find out if he has the strength to perform, or if he will break under the pressure.

The global premiere of Castrol EDGE Presents Ronaldo Tested to the Limit will take place in Madrid, Spain, in September 2011, before being broadcast on TV channels in 15 key markets for Castrol including Europe and Asia. The film-documentary will be supported by a global PR campaign.

Castrol EDGE Global Brand manager, Sean Rahaley said: “We’re incredibly excited to be launching Castrol EDGE globally and to be doing so with a film as groundbreaking as Castrol EDGE Presents Ronaldo Tested to the Limit. By testing Ronaldo to his absolute limit, just like we do with the product, the film showcases the core brand values of Castrol EDGE - strength and performance - in an entertaining and compelling way.

“The film-documentary also allows us to offer a host of exclusive benefits and experiences to our customers and consumers from around the world, including exclusive access to the global premiere this September and opportunities to meet Cristiano in person.”

At the filming in Madrid in July, Cristiano Ronaldo said: “Shooting the film has been really exciting as it’s the first time I’ve ever done something like this. The challenges were designed to look at my strength and skill in detail and it’s been a great experience to see how my body works. The challenges were really tough, but I think I did well on the day.”

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Cristiano Ronaldo Career In Club

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, (Portuguese pronunciation: born 5 February 1985 commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo is the most expensive player in football history after moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer deal worth £80 million (€94m, US$132m). In addition, his contract with Real Madrid, in which he is to be paid £11 million per year over the following six years, makes him the highest-paid football player in the world.[3] Ronaldo holds the distinction of being the first player to win the FIFA Puskás Award, an honour handed by FIFA to the best goal of the year. He scored that goal from 40 yards out, against Porto in a UEFA Champions League quarter-final match, while still playing for Manchester United.
Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years, then moved to Nacional. In 1997, he made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting CP. Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and he signed the 18-year-old for £12.24 million in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup, and reached the Euro 2004 final with Portugal, in which tournament he scored his first international goal.
In 2008, Ronaldo won the Champions League with United, and was named player of the tournament. He was named the FIFPro World Player of the Year[5] and the FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to becoming Manchester United's first Ballon d'Or winner in 40 years.Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Johan Cruyff said in an interview on 2 April 2008, "Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United."
Contents
1 Early life
2 Club career
2.1 Early career
2.2 Sporting CP
2.3 Manchester United
2.4 Real Madrid
3 International career
3.1 2006 World Cup
3.2 Euro 2008
3.3 2010 World Cup
3.4 International goals
4 Career statistics
4.1 Club
4.2 International
5 Honours
5.1 Club
5.2 Individual
6 Personal life
7 Philanthropy
8 References
9 External links
Early life
Ronaldo was born on 5 February 1985 in Santo António, a neighbourhood of Funchal, Madeira, the youngest child of Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro, a cook, and José Dinis Aveiro, a municipal gardener. second given name, "Ronaldo", was chosen after then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, who was his father's favourite actor. He has one older brother, Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma and Liliana Cátia.
Club career
Early career
At the age of eight, Ronaldo played for amateur team Andorinha, where his father was the kit man. In 1995, Ronaldo signed with local club Nacional, and, after a title-winning campaign, he went on a three-day trial with Sporting CP, who subsequently signed him for an undisclosed sum.
Sporting CP
Ronaldo joined Sporting's other youth players who trained at the Academia Sporting, the club's football academy, in Alcochete. He became the only player ever to play for Sporting's U-16, U-17, U-18, B-team, and first team, all within one season. He scored two goals in his Sporting debut against Moreirense, while featuring for Portugal in the 2002 European Under-17 Championship.
When he was 15, Ronaldo was diagnosed with a racing heart, a condition that might have forced him to give up playing football. The Sporting staff were made aware of the condition and Ronaldo's mother gave her authorisation for him to go into hospital. While there, he had an operation in which a laser was used to cauterise the area of his heart that was causing the problem. The surgery took place in the morning and Ronaldo was discharged from hospital by the end of the afternoon; he resumed training only a few days later.
He was first spotted by then-Liverpool manager Gérard Houllier at the age of 16, but Liverpool declined to take him on because they decided he was too young and needed some time to develop his skills. However, he came to the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson in the summer of 2003, when Sporting defeated United 3–1 in the inauguration of the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon. Ronaldo's performance impressed the Manchester United players, who urged Ferguson to sign him.
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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾɨʃtiˈɐnu ʁuˈnaɫdu]; born 5 February 1985), commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo is the most expensive player in football history after moving Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer deal worth £80 million (€94m, US$132m). In addition, his contract with Real Madrid, in which he is to be paid £11 million per year over the following six years, makes him the highest-paid football player in the world.

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