Olympic champion Usain Bolt has confirmed he plans on handing
Manchester United a late-season boost by giving winger
Cristiano Ronaldo some one-on-one sprint training.
Bolt, who broke the 100 and 200metres world records on his way
to three gold medals in Beijing last year, is a keen fan of the
Barclays Premier League champions and it was reported that the
Portugal winger Ronaldo had sent the Jamaican a signed shirt and
requested a training session.
Bolt is coming to Manchester to compete in a one-off 150metre
road race on May 17 and plans to attend United's penultimate league
game of the season - a home clash with rivals Arsenal.
The 22-year-old is set to be paraded before the Old Trafford
fans before the match and also hopes to attend a training session
before the match to link up with Ronaldo.
'I'll definitely be doing that,' he said. 'I'm really looking
forward to it and I think I can give him a few pointers.
'I can give him a few tips to help him get the edge on a few of
the guys, I can get him up to speed. I'll need to see how he runs
first and then I can show him a few pointers.'
Indeed, having already conquered the world of athletics, Bolt is
hoping to take the opportunity to impress United boss Sir Alex
Ferguson himself.
'I'm really looking forward to that huge Arsenal game,
Manchester United is my team I'm actually thinking about trying to
make the squad too,' he joked.
'I'm a left-footer so I think I could be good down the left side
and I'm pretty quick, so we'll see.'
