Patrice Evra has revealed that former Manchester Unittd manager Sir Alex Ferguson was confident of re-signing Cristiano Ronaldo just days before announcing his retirement,.

Evra told The Sunday Times: "I remember we talked maybe two weeks before [he announced his retirement] and he said 'Patrice, I will be here for another five

years.'

"I said 'yes boss, let's do it'. I was so convinced. He was looking younger and younger.

"He even told me '99 per cent, Cristiano Ronaldo will come'. I was like 'wow, we are ready to bounce back and to even win the Champions League again'.

"After that everyone knows what happened. You know when you are lost and you feel like the world is crumbling? It was a big trauma. I felt lost."

Ferguson eventually retired from football management following the death of his wife's twin sister.