Blackburn Rovers fullback Michel Salgado believes Manchester United are missing his former Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo.

Salgado is at Old Trafford today for Rovers' clash with United.

He said: "I don't want to talk too much about Cristiano but I've stayed in touch with him.

"For Cristiano, I've told him the first year will ­always be a difficult one. It's different there than it is even playing at Man United.

"I think Man United are missing him, that's for sure. Any team would miss a player like him.

"But they can't afford to think about him and the past."