Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed Manchester United are now confident of adding
major trophies to their title of world champions.
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Ronaldo celebrates after his stunning strike.
Ronaldo's
wonder goal against FC Porto on Wednesday was enough to earn the Red
Devils a Champions League semi-final showdown with old rivals Arsenal.
But before that United must tackle Everton in the last four of the FA
Cup before facing Portsmouth and Tottenham in a Premier League title
race they are still leading after winning their last two games.And Ronaldo is convinced the Old Trafford outfit can repeat last season's double haul
of the major trophies on offer.''We
have an opportunity to win everything and we are very confident that we
can,'' said the world player of the year. ''We did not play fantastic
in the last five or six games but we expect the next ones will be
better because of what we did last night.''In beating Porto at the Stadio do Dragao, United became the first English team
to beat their opponents on their own ground, with Ronaldo taking centre stage by
rifling home from fully 35 yards after just six minutes.''It is the best goal I have scored,'' he said. ''It was a fantastic strike and I can't wait to see it again on DVD. I am very
happy with it.''The
goal put Porto on the back foot almost immediately. And though United
were forced to survive a few scary moments as the home side desperately
tried to find a way through at the end, Sir Alex Ferguson was never
seriously concerned his side would lose their precious lead.It means for the first time United must face English opposition in a two-legged
European tie, with old rival Arsene Wenger lying in wait for a battle to decide
who will go to Rome for the final on May 27.''It
would be tough no matter who we played but the fact it is another
English
side gives a different type of spice to it,'' said Ferguson. ''We are
two good footballing sides, so it should be a terrific semi-final.''Our
game earlier in the season was fantastic. It was the way football
should
be played and we will look forward to it. The first leg is at home, so
1-0 would be perfect for us. But it is not going to be easy.''The contributions of Wayne Rooney and Ryan Giggs, whose energy belied his 35
years, were crucial, as was the secure goalkeeping of Edwin van der Sar and the
return of Rio Ferdinand from a groin injury.But, as Ferguson acknowledged, none of it would have mattered without the
contribution of Ronaldo, whose 20th goal of the season - and only his second in
the Champions League since last year's final - was enough to inflict Porto's
first defeat on home soil against English opposition.''I
will have to trawl a long way back through my memory bank to come up
with
anything as good as that,'' said Ferguson. ''It was a sensational goal.
It was a great strike and to do it so early gave us the platform to go
on and win.''It put them on the back foot and I really don't think they had a chance after
that.''
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