Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has slammed Ramon Calderon over reports the former Real Madrid president has settled a deal for Cristiano Ronaldo.

"All the talk about Cristiano was coming from Calderon," the United boss told the Sunday Express. "He is a dinosaur. He has been buried.

"He is just trying to cause trouble isn't he? He is just trying to cause trouble for the new president. It's him saying, 'it's up to you to deliver now'.

"You are never going to stop this game. It's going to go on and on. But we're happy with our end of things with Cristiano."

The Scot was also confident that the current World Player of the Year would be a United player next term after revealing that his agent Jorge Mendes is very much onside.

"It's certainly not the agent causing problems. He definitely wants him to stay here."