Tosic hope for chance to shine after Ronaldo's departure

• limpper

  20 Jun 09, 21:36

  Tosic hopes for chance to replace Ronaldo at Man Utd

  Serbia star Zoran Tosic hopes Cristiano Ronaldo's departure will open up a place for him in Manchester United's midfield.

  Tosic said: "It may be good for me Cristiano has left but I think someone will come in his place.

  "These games here are very important for me and then when we go on tour to Asia next month I hope I get a chance and I'm ready for it.

  "From the moment I watched United win the Champions League in 1999 I was a fan.

  "When I was a kid I saw a picture of the national team in the changing room and I said to the coach 'I am going to stand there one day and I am going to be a Manchester United player, those are my two wishes'.

  "It is great to have Nemanja Vidic at United. He lives five minutes away. I knew him from before playing for Serbia and we spend a lot of time together.

  "Playing with the likes of Wayne Rooney is brilliant and Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes are fantastic with me."

  The midfielder added: "I'm so pleased to be at United and to work with someone like Alex Ferguson. Can I understand what he says? No! But I'm learning English and getting better."

• limpper

  20 Jun 09, 21:36

  Tosic: Ronaldo explained to Man Utd players why he was leaving

  Zoran Tosic says Manchester United's players were expecting Cristiano Ronaldo to leave this summer for Real Madrid.

  He said: "Yeah, I spoke with Cristiano. He told us he'd won all the awards and he wanted to try something else.

  "I think in Madrid he's going to be the best player in the world again. Last season he scored 42 goals and this time 25 - and they all said it's his worst season, that it wasn't enough!"