Tahith Chong has revealed how he idolised Cristiano Ronaldo growing up - and spoken about the moment he was left starstruck when meeting Wayne Rooney at Manchester United.
The 20-year-old grew up on the Caribbean island of Curaçao before moving to Holland to join up with Feyenoord, and then to Manchester as a 16-year-old.
He's been in the United academy ever since and now, after signing a new contract, is a regular first team member under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
And it was a United great in Ronaldo that Chong used to love and copy as a child. He revealed all while speaking on the UTD podcast with teammate Angel Gomes. "I think I was a Ronaldo fan," said Chong when asked which players he idolised in his younger years. "I had a massive poster
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