United should sign Bale not Ronaldo - G. Neville

Gary Neville believes Manchester United would be better off
signing Gareth Bale from Real Madrid than bringing back
Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo left Old Trafford to join los Blancos for a world-
record fee in 2009, and has gone on to win the Ballon d'Or
twice during his time in Spain.

The Portugal star has repeatedly been linked with a return to
Manchester during the latter stages of his career.

But Neville says Bale, Ronaldo's team-mate who is four
years younger, would be a smarter signing.

“The idea of Cristiano coming back as his swansong, well it
wouldn’t be the same for him as it was before," Neville told
the Daily Star .

“What he did before at United was, for two years, out of this
world and it was a privilege to be part of it. But I would
certainly prefer us to get Bale - and that’s no disrespect to
Cristiano.”

Rumours are rife that Ronaldo - now Madrid's all-time top
scorer - could seek an exit out of the club after falling out
with new coach Rafael Benitez.