‘The idea of Ronaldo going to Manchester City was torture’

Having been heavily linked with a move away to Manchester City, Cristiano Ronaldo stunned the sporting world with a last-minute twist that saw him make a sensational return to Manchester United on Friday, 12 years after leaving the club as the world's most expensive player. 

And unsurprisingly, football experts, journalists and fans, in general, took to social media to express their reactions to such a sensational transfer. 

"The idea of him going to Manchester City was torture. If there is a big player available Manchester United have to be in the market for that player," said former Manchester United captain Gary Neville.

"@Cristiano is going back to @ManUtd . Wow! Just Wow. What a signing. What a transfer window for United. What a home coming. Love it," wrote former Barcelona and England striker Gary Lineker on Twitter.

SCARY HOURS!; Jadon Sancho (@Sanchooo10) August 27, 2021

Meanwhile, England midfielder Jadon Sancho, who joined United in the close season for a reported £73 million ($100 million) from Borussia Dortmund, was probably overwhelmed with anticipation as he tweeted, "SCARY HOURS!" just hours before the deal was finalised. 

All the man united fans that were absolutely abusing Ronaldo yesterday appear to have lost their voices today…. Funny old game; Andy Murray (@andy_murray) August 27, 2021

Britain's former men's tennis world number one Andy Murray's words probably best describe how crazy things have been for football fans around the world in the past few days. 

"All the man united fans that were absolutely abusing Ronaldo yesterday appear to have lost their voices today…. Funny old game," wrote Murray on Twitter as the deal neared completion.