Ronaldo: I'm a marked man

The 19-year-old has been a major success for Portugal and is one of the stars of the tournament - something which will not go unnoticed next season in England.

Ronaldo admits he will be a marked man next term and is prepared for Premiership defences making a special effort to contain him.

"On the one hand, it's a good thing if a rival team thinks you're a major threat ,as it means you must be doing something right," said Ronaldo.

"But on the other hand, it's not so great as you're going to get marked a lot more and players will try to block you, so you can't perform.

"I hope that doesn't happen, but if it does, I will just try to raise my game to combat the new tactics from opponents and prove my value."

Portugal face Greece in Sunday's final and Ronaldo says that he would desperate love to crown a great season by being crowned kings of Europe.

"Euro 2004 has been a fantastic experience for me. The only thing left for us is to go and win the title. That would be unbelievable.

"My first season with (Manchester) United went better that I could have imagined, winning the FA Cup and scoring the first goal in the final.

"But to win Euro 2004 would be hard to take in."