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Cristiano Ronaldo will be ‘ready’ for the Champions League final following ankle injury

Sport360 staff

19:20 10/05/2018

There is no doubt Cristiano Ronaldo will be back to full fitness and at the top of his game to take on Liverpool in the Champions League final, according to former Real Madrid star Steve McManaman.

The Whites legend injured his right ankle during the 2-2 El Clasico draw with arch-rivals Barcelona, forcing boss Zinedine Zidane to substitute the 33-year-old at half-time.

While Los Blancos medical staff have remained coy over the injury, which is reportedly a sprain with some bruising, Zidane, ahead of the mid-week La Liga trip to Sevilla, declared Ronaldo is set to be ready to star in this month’s Kiev final.

And McManaman, who spent four years at the Bernabeu between 1999 and 2003 and still has many close connections at the club, revealed that Ronaldo will be in optimum shape as Madrid go for their third consecutive European Cup triumph.

“Speaking to people in Madrid, he will be fit and ready for the final don’t you worry about that,” the former Liverpool winger said.

“If Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t play it of course gives Liverpool an edge because he’s the best player in the world.”

Liverpool FC Legends Steven Gerrard, Gary McAllister and Steve McManaman were visiting LFC World, presented by Standard Chartered, and fans will have the opportunity to see them in a live Question and Answer session, as well as watch the Reds’ final day of the season clash with Brighton alongside them, at Barasti in Dubai on Sunday May 11 between 5-9pm.

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