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Bruno Fernandes admits there
probably won't be another Cristiano Ronaldo when the former Manchester United sensation
eventually calls time on his glittering career.
Ronaldo, 38, scored two goals for
Portugal on Friday night as they gunned down Slovakia to qualify for Euro 2024 already.
It took his staggering international tally to 125 goals from 202 caps.
Despite his age,
the five-time Ballon d'Or winner continues to be a threat for club and country. His
second coming at Old Trafford might have ended on a sour note, but former United
teammate and fellow Portuguese - Fernandes - reckons that record-breaking Ronaldo still
has plenty more to offer.
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As quoted by PortuGoal after the
Slovakia game, United playmaker Fernandes said: "Do I have the notion that I'm playing
alongside a history maker? No, I don't have a notion, I have the certainty! We're all
aware of it.
"We all understand the force and impact that Ronaldo has, the force and
the impact that Ronaldo has had on the future of many of us Portuguese players, the
opportunities that he's created for the future generations of players, the way others
began to look at Portugal.
"They already had started looking at us with more respect,
but everything that Ronaldo achieved meant our name was more feared, and obviously we
are grateful to have lived in this era, because it was a privilege for us to watch
Cristiano play and at the same time I had the chance to play alongside him."
Fernandes
added: "He's done extraordinary things that will probably never be repeated. We hope
they are, for the good of football, but I think it's unlikely.
"I hope another
Cristiano Ronaldo appears [for Portugal], but I think it's unlikely and now up to us to
enjoy him and enjoy what he can still give us, regardless of the fact they often say;
'Ah, he's not what he used to be'. All players as the years go by have to
adapt.
"Cristiano, although different and always adapting, continues to do what he does
best, which is score goals."
