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Cristiano Ronaldo Scores Goals Like He 'Drinks Water,' Says Paul Pogba

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has praised the pedigree of Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the meeting between the two teams in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.

The match will see both Pogba and Ronaldo come up against their former clubs for the second time this season, with the Bianconeri getting the better of United 1-0 at Old Trafford last time out after a Paulo Dybala goal.

Ahead of a return to Turin, Pogba was asked about Juve's recruitment of Ronaldo from Real Madrid in the summer, and the Frenchman praised the striker's longstanding potency in front of goal, per Dejan Kalinic of Goal:

"I thought it was a really good thing for Juventus [to sign Ronaldo].