Cristiano Ronaldo is the Michael Jordan of football, says Man United's Jesse Lingard

Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard has claimed that Juventus icon Cristia Ronaldo is Michael Jordan of football. comparisons me by Lingard between five-time UCL winner and six-time NBA champion comes only a few days after Juventus secured ir ninth successive Serie A title. Lingard was asked to choose one footballer whose achievements would compare with those of Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan and Englishman named Cristia Ronaldo, who recently won his second Serie A title with Old Ly.

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Jesse Lingard draws similarities between Cristia Ronaldo and Michael Jordan, snubs Lionel Messi

While speaking to Sky Sports, Jesse Lingard was asked to name a footballer who would match achievements of Michael Jordan in 1990s. Man United midfielder snubbed Barcelona's Lionel Messi and picked Cristia Ronaldo inste. Lingard said, "For everything that Cristia Ronaldo has achieved in his career, winning several trophies at different clubs, I'd have to say he's Michael Jordan of football." 

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Lindgard went on to recall his experiences with Cristia Ronaldo when Portuguese star was at Man United. 27-year-old mitted, "When he first came to England, I wasn't even a teenr but he showed us some skills in training. It was first time I met Ronaldo but he was quite skinny at time". Lingard claimed that he did play against Ronaldo a few times over years and although  Portuguese star never really troubled United midfielder on pitch, his skill set was re for everyone to watch and mire. 

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Cristia Ronaldo career stats 

A five-time Ballon d'Or winner, Cristia Ronaldo has won three Premier League titles in England, two LaLiga titles with Real Mrid and two Serie A titles with Juventus so far. Ronaldo also won UEFA Best Player in Europe on three occasions. 35-year-old tasted success with Portugal four years ago when his team won Euro 2016.

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Michael Jordan career stats

In a career with accoles filled to brim, Michael Jordan is widely regarded as greatest NBA player of all time. Aside from winning six NBA championships, 57-year-old was also crowned NBA Finals MVP on six occasions. Jordan is also a 14-time NBA All-Star and a 10-time NBA scoring champion. NBA sides Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat retired jersey number 23 in hour of Michael Jordan. 

Im Credits - fifa.com, Bulls Twitter