Soccer: Olympic champion Usain Bolt has confirmed he plans on handing Manchester United a late-season boost by giving winger Cristiano Ronaldo some one-on-one sprint training.
Bolt, who broke the 100 and 200metres world records on his way to three gold medals in Beijing last year, is a keen fan of the Red Devils and it was reported that Portuguese winger Ronaldo had sent the Jamaican a signed shirt and requested a training session.
Bolt is coming to Manchester to compete in a one-off 150metre road race on May 17th and plans to attend United’s penultimate league game of the season - a home clash with rivals Arsenal.
The 22-year-old is set to be paraded before the Old Trafford fans before the match and also hopes to attend a training session before the match to link up with Ronaldo.
“I’ll definitely be doing that,” he said. “I’m really looking forward to it and I think I can give him a few pointers.
“I can give him a few tips to help him get the edge on a few of the guys, I can get him up to speed.
“I’ll need to see how he runs first and then I can show him a few pointers.”
Indeed, having already conquered the world of athletics, Bolt is hoping to take the opportunity to impress United boss Alex Ferguson himself.
“I’m really looking forward to that huge Arsenal game, Manchester United is my team I’m actually thinking about trying to make the squad too,” he joked.
“I’m a left-footer so I think I could be good down the left side and I’m pretty quick, so we’ll see.”
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