Saturday, 16 May 2009

Bolt tells Ronaldo how to stay grounded



Manchester United's Portuguese ace Cristiano Ronaldo has been given some advice from triple goal-medallist Usain Bolt who is set to cheer on United as they take on Arsenal in their bid to win an eleventh Premier League trophy at Old Trafford on Sunday (NZT).

Jamaican Olympic hero Bolt is currently in the North-West of England for the Manchester street race and told Four-Four Two magazine that he would like to play for United.

"I want to run on the pitch and score in the net if they let me," Bolt told the magazine.

"It will be something for me to have pictures of. Who knows, maybe I can be a Man U player in the future."

United fan Bolt was also present at United's training session, where he was reported to have offered star midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo some advice to stop the player being knocked to the ground so easily.

"I explained to him a few things about when he is running and reaches top speed he starts to tip over, he always does that," the athlete said.

"I let him know if he brings his foot on the centre of gravity, or even in front of him, it will be much easier. He will be much better and he will go faster for longer.

"Because he's so fast they keep pushing him around, he needs to be more aggressive, [then] they will leave him alone."

Bolt will watch United take on Arsenal on Sunday before taking to the streets of Manchester for the 150 metre race on Monday.

This will be Bolt's first race since being injured in a car crash on April 29th.

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