Borussia Dortmund defender Manuel Akanji has revealed that Raul and Cristiano Ronaldo were two of his childhood idols and that he supported Real Madrid and Manchester United as a boy.
Akanji was talking to Goal and SPOX ahead of the German Super Cup where his team will take on Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich on Saturday.
Despite now being one of Dortmund's top central defenders, Akanji started off as a forward player and that prompted him to initially look up to the likes of Raul and Ronaldo.