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Cristiano Ronaldo is the question on everybody’s lips as Manchester United’s Hong Kong PR trip gets hijacked

Despite the best efforts of Old Trafford legends to promote club projects, Hong Kong Manchester United fans only want to know one thing

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Alex Ferguson, Cristiano Ronaldo (centre) and Ryan Giggs celebrate after their penalty shootout victory over Tottenham in the 2009 League Cup final. Photo: AP
Nicolas Atkin

People may think it’s a cosy life being a Manchester United legend in Hong Kong.

You get an all-expenses paid trip to promote this or that programme, or a personal project you are looking to get eyeballs on.

But however much you shill, there is only one question on the minds of Hong Kong United fans right now.

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That is: is Cristiano Ronaldo coming ‘home’ to Old Trafford?

“I think we all want Cristiano back at Manchester United,” said club legend Phil Neville, on a promotional tour in Hong Kong with the ‘Class of 92’ to announce a new interactive football gaming app called Ballr.

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“He’s one of the best footballers that we’ve ever played with. We were lucky we saw him when he was 19, before he became a world star.”

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