Real Madrid take on the Red Devils in the second leg of their last 16 tie at Old Trafford tonight. Kick-off is 9.45pm (SA time).
The first leg ended in a 1-1 draw, with Ronaldo equalising for Los Blancos after Danny Welbeck had given United the lead at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Ronaldo was mobbed on his return to Manchester yesterday, and told reporters he would love to get his name on the scoresheet – adding that he would have no qualms about scoring against his former team.
“It would be a beautiful sensation,” the 28-year-old says. “If I score against them, it would be spectacular.
“I can’t say how I’d celebrate – it would be something spontaneous – but I’d love to be in that situation.”
In six years in England Ronaldo won three Premier League titles, as well as the Champions League, and says he is sure United’s fans will be applauding him tonight.
“I’m sure they will receive me well,” he says. “After the years I spent there and the friendships I have, I’m sure it’s one of the places where they’ll applaud me most. It was a beautiful time.”