Neville and Ronaldo used to be team-mates at United (Picture: Getty)

Gary Neville has pleaded with Cristiano Ronaldo to ensure Manchester United supporters don’t fully endure the ‘season from hell’.

Ronaldo is expected to lead Real Madrid’s attack when the La Liga side take on United’s rivals Liverpool in the Champions League final on May 26.

And Neville remains hopeful the former Red Devils forward can prevent Jurgen Klopp’s side from lifting a sixth European Cup, helping to make life more bearable for United supporters.

‘Oh no, make no mistake about it, this could be the season from hell,’ Neville told The Telegraph. ‘I mean, Manchester City have won the title [by 19 points], they’ve won two trophies.




‘If Liverpool now win the European Cup and Chelsea beat United in the FA Cup final, to be honest I might go travelling for a year to somewhere where there’s no Wi-Fi or phone signal.

‘Actually, there might be a few million United fans joining me. What date’s the Champions League final? May 26th? We’ve all got a charter booked for the 27th of May.

‘There will be a million flights booked out of Manchester to the forests of the Amazon. We’re out of here, we’re gone.

Ronaldo scored 118 goals in 292 games for United (Picture: Getty)

‘Let’s just live in hope that Manchester United win the FA Cup and Ronaldo – our friend and boy Cristiano – turns up, scores a lovely little hat-trick, puts us out of our misery in the second half and lets us relax.

‘Nah, I mean Liverpool have done brilliantly to get to a Champions League final. I just don’t want them to win it!’

The Reds travel to Kiev to take on the reigning European champions next Saturday in the final game of their club season.

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