Cristiano Ronaldo's self-belief perfectly encapsulates his choice to leave Manchester United in 2009.

The Portuguese legend flourished with the Red Devils from 2003 to 2009, securing three Premier League crowns and a Champions League. But when Real Madrid arrived with a then world-record £80million bid, it hardly shocked anyone that Ronaldo chose to leave Old Trafford in pursuit of legacy-cementing success with Los Blancos.

Since then, Ronaldo has stamped his status as one of football's all-time greats. Owen Hargreaves played alongside the now 40-year-old during his own spell at United, and recently shared that he always recognised Ronaldo was bound for stardom, reports the Mirror .

Speaking on That Peter Crouch Podcast, he said: "Ronaldo, I was with him that first year

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