Boot On Other Foot For Man Utd

Last updated : 08 February 2007 By Footy Mad - Editor

You don't need me to tell you Newcastle have suffered more than most in the past, as the "bigger clubs" came raiding. Peter Beardsley to Liverpool; Chris Waddle and Gazza to Spurs; and even Andy Cole to Manchester United.

But today, as rumours suggest Cristiano Ronaldo is heading to Spain in the summer, Bryan Robson says Manchester United must do whatever it takes to keep him at Old Trafford.

The Portuguese winger is a £35million summer transfer target for Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid.

And speculation that he could leave for the Nou Camp increased when Barcelona director of football Txiki Begiristain was photographed with Jorge Mendes, the 22-year-old's representative, watching Portugal's match with Brazil at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night.

Robson: "It is vital to keep him - he is crucial to United. I don't see any reason why they would let him go. He is contracted to United and has been a massive player for them this season.

"I think the boo boys at away games may be unsettling him at the moment is that he loves it at United but fans everywhere he goes are booing him."