Ronaldo hopes Man United can be special again: 'They lack identity and it hurts me... Mourinho can take them back to the top'

Cristiano Ronaldo has backed Manchester United's incoming manager Jose Mourinho to bring the good times back to the club with the Portuguese boss poised to be announced on Thursday. The Red Devils and Mourinho have been locked in negotiations following the sacking of Louis van Gaal but he is now expected to be unveiled as the new man in charge at Old Trafford. And Ronaldo, who spent six years in Manchester, hopes Mourinho can take the club back to the summit of world football and fix the club's underlying problems.