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Manchester City have distanced themselves from Cristiano Ronaldo’s claim that he was close to joining them ahead of Manchester United, according to reports.
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In the first part of his controversial interview with Piers Morgan on TalkTV, Ronaldo suggested that he had the opportunity to join City before Sir Alex Ferguson stepped in to convince him to return to United.
‘I think it was, it was the key,’ Ronaldo said when asked about Ferguson’s influence.