I'm privileged to have followed Sir Matt because all you have to do is to try and maintain the standards that he set so many years ago.

As with every young player these days, Ronaldo is 18.

In England, it's a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoholic. The relationship with alcohol is a real problem in English football and, in the short term, it's much more harmful to a sportsman. It weakens the body, which becomes more susceptible to injury.

He has an awareness of what's happening around him on the edge of the box which is better than most players. As a kid he always had a knack of arriving in the penalty area just at the right time, but he's proving just as effective from outside the box because he's using his experience in the right way. It doesn't matter who I am thinking about bringing into my midfield, Paul Scholes will be included, as he would in any side in the world.

I'm privileged to have followed Sir Matt because all you have to do is to try and maintain the standards that he set so many years ago.

He was taking 30 seconds to book a player. He was needing a rest. It was ridiculous.

I do believe in fate.