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Ronaldo is better fit for Man United than City's pressing game
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Richard Jolly
Around three hours before Cristiano Ronaldo sealed a dramatic return to Manchester United on Friday, Pep Guardiola was voicing a theory.
Manchester City were the favourites to sign him but the great players, Guardiola insisted, chose the clubs, not vice versa.
