Manchester United’s Lee Grant reveals major effect Cristiano Ronaldo has had on the club after just three days
Ronaldo’s triumphant return
Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United in the dying days of the transfer window to much fanfare, and enjoyed a second debut to remember, scoring twice on the way to a 4-1 victory in front of a jubilant Old Trafford crowd.
When @Cristiano speaks, you listen! 🧠🗣#MUFC
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 12, 2021
However, it is not just on the pitch that the Portuguese legend has been making an instant impact, with significant strides made off the pitch too.
Lee Grant lays bare the effect Ronaldo has had on diet
Speaking to Radio station TalkSport, United’s fourth choice stopper Lee Grant revealed that Ronaldo has already started having a significant impact on the players at the club, especially when it comes to meals:
‘To give you one instance of the impact he is having on the group right. This was Friday night in the hotel.
‘So, as you guys will be aware, you finish your dinner and usually on a Friday night you’ve got some cheat stuff out.
‘You’ve got some apple crumble and custard or you’ve got a bit of brownie and cream or whatnot.
‘I tell you now, not one player touched the apple crumble and custard, not one player went up for that brownie because everybody was sat down.
🤤 “On Friday’s you finish your dinner & you have a few cheat food out.”
🤣 “Not one player touched the crumble & custard because everyone was looking at Cristiano’s plate!”
Lee Grant tells the story of how Cristiano Ronaldo’s presence put #MUFC players off of dessert pic.twitter.com/NGciSvzuVP
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‘One of the lads said to me, ‘What has Cristiano got on his plate?’
‘So we were having a little goosey gander at what he has got and obviously it is the cleanest, most healthy plate you can imagine.
‘And it just cracked me up how not one single player dared get up and have that junk food that was laid out.’
‘Listen, this guy is in incredible shape. He’s actually got the second best body behind me now at the club – and that’s saying something, so fair play to him!’
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