Ronaldo mad to go

Ronaldo gets his hands on the Champions League trophy

Ronaldo will be much happier to stay at Old Trafford as clearly there are more trophies out there for Manchester United.

David Platt
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Even though he scored the opening goal in Manchester United's Champions League final win over Chelsea, speculation about Cristiano Ronaldo's future will continue.

Real Madrid have been chasing the Portuguese forward for some time, and Ronaldo himself failed to clarify his future after the Moscow final, saying: 'I want to stay, but the future... no-one knows.'

Ex-England captain, David Platt believes Ronaldo would be better off staying at Old Trafford as he believes Manchester United are in a position where they can dominate their peers for years to come.

Platt told Sky Sports News: "He's 22 years of age, he's got plenty of time to be able to do win more trophies and I think he's playing for the best club side in the world at this moment in time, in Europe certainly.

"I'm not so sure Cristiano Ronaldo will be looking to leave for Real Madrid or Barcelona and become a player that starts a cycle off at one of those football clubs.

"I think he'll be much happier to stay at Manchester United at the moment and compete for the trophies that he is competing for.

"This Manchester United side could go the final and win it again next year."

Evolution

Platt lauded Sir Alex Ferguson and believes that this United team can go on to win more silverware in the coming years.

"The thing Alex Ferguson has done, is not only build a team but when that team evolves away he brings in the young players - the Scholes's, the Giggs's etc.

"And now they're the ones that aren't the youngsters, they're experienced, and Ferguson has built team after team and yet they've still stayed competitive on all fronts.

"People might think that's easy to do because club like Manchester united can buy players because of the success and then good players will come to you.

"But it's not that easy to build a team.

"This team is very young, the likes of Scholes and Giggs will eventually finish, but by that time your Carrick's and your Hargreaves's, will be the experienced ones and Ferguson will bring in other youngsters.

"Clearly there are more trophies out there for Manchester United."