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Ronaldo short of full fitness

01 Oct 2008 - 10:50:51

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Manchester United ace Cristiano Ronaldo says he is still several weeks away from full fitness, despite having made an impressive return to the Red Devils line-up.

The 23-year-old Portugal forward underwent ankle surgery after the European Championship finals in the summer and missed the opening weeks of the new domestic season as a result.

However, he has now featured five times for United this season and has started three times in the last week, finding the net against both Middlesbrough and Bolton Wanderers.

Ronaldo said after the 3-0 Champions League victory at Aalborg BK: "It will be another two or three weeks before I can give 100 per cent.

"I feel very good. There is good improvement there and I am very happy to be back.

"But my ankle has still not fully recovered, I still feel it a little bit.

"The medical staff say that that is normal and I feel very confident about the future."