Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli has said on Stadium Astro that he is a big fan of Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
Martinelli has said that he used to watch Ronaldo when the Manchester United star was at Spanish and European giants Real Madrid.
The 20-year-old Brazilian forward has raved about the 36-year-old, who is back at United and banging in the goals for fun.
Gabriel Martinelli on Cristiano Ronaldo
Martinelli said about Ronaldo on Stadium Astro: “He inspires me a lot. I used to watch him in Real Madrid.
“He is such a nice guy as well. He is always helping people and on the pitch everyone knows he is a legend.”
Taking inspiration
In our opinion, it is very encouraging to hear Martinelli being such a big fan of Ronaldo.
Having watched the Portugal international forward since his time at Real Madrid, we can safely say that Martinelli would have picked up a pointers or two about his game.
We know how highly Martinelli is rated at Arsenal.
The forward is starting to establish himself as a regular in Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta’s team.
Martinelli is a versatile forward who can play on the right, on the left or more centrally.
The £90,000-a-week Arsenal forward (Spotrac) can only get better in the coming years.
After all, Martinelli is only 20.
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