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Rene Meulensteen started his coaching career teaching the basics to small children and took it on to the first team at Manchester United, where he worked one-to-one with the likes of Ruud van Nistelrooy and Diego Forlan. During a recent visit to the island, James Falla asked him specifically about his work with Cristiano Ronaldo, and how, nearly 20 years on, those sessions still play a major part in the career of one of the world’s most famous players of all time.