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Manchester United goalkeeper Lee Grant jokes Red Devils stars would have DEFACED Cristiano Ronaldo mural in club gym had he joined rivals City... before completing sensational £19.8m Old Trafford return

Manchester United goalkeeper Lee Grant joked that some Red Devils stars would have vandalised a mural of Cristiano Ronaldo in the club's training ground had he joined arch-rivals City.

Portuguese icon Ronaldo secured a sensational return to Old Trafford from Juventus on transfer deadline day for £19.8million - 12 years after ending his first successful stint with the club under Sir Alex Ferguson.

United's fierce rivals Manchester City were offered the chance to sign Ronaldo as well by the player's agent, Jorge Mendes, and Pep Guardiola's side appeared to be in pole position to sign the 36-year-old before United stepped in.