On August 6, 2003 an injured Gary Neville was at home watching his Manchester United team-mates playing against Sporting Lisbon in a televised pre-season friendly. The oppositions 18-year-old left winger quickly caught his eye... It was the first time Id seen Cristiano Ronaldo play.He was up against John OShea, who was obviously a gd defender; he was strong, he was quick and he knew where to position himself. Sheasy was playing in the position I would normally play - right-back - but I was injured and I was watching the game at home on MUTV.Like Sheasy, Im very aware of how difficult it is to play against certain types of movement. I specifically remember Cristiano making a certain move where he cut inside and ran between OShea and our centre-half. He made this double movement and I remember thinking oh my God. Ronaldo agrees new deal Cristiano Ronaldo agrees new deal with Real Madrid until 2021 Obviously you could see the skill he had on the ball and his natural talent, but these days what you see less and less is players who make runs without the ball in between the full-back and the centre-back. I would say thats possibly the most underrated run of all.Its so difficult for the full-back and centre-back to defend against, as the full-back doesnt know when to pass over the attacker to the centre-back or play offside. The centre-back then could have a decision to make whether to leave him or track the runner. Its a really difficult issue, especially when the ball is in a central area.I remember watching Cristiano make that run between the full-back and centre-back and thinking wow, you dont normally see that from experienced players, never mind a young kid. As Cristiano Ronaldo prepares to face Sporting in the Champions League, we recall the 2003 friendly against Manchester United in the same stadium What a player, I thought. After the match I remember sending a text to my brother, saying we need to sign him and apparently there was a lot of talk about him on the coach after the game.Obviously players should never be involved in signings, but he certainly made everyone sit up and take notice. Id never heard of him and Id never seen him before that night, but there was a huge excitement among the players afterwards.The only other opposition player Ive felt like that about was Louis Saha. I remember playing against him as a centre-back when he was at Fulham and he destroyed me three seasons on the bounce. I was devastated when I had to play against him and I thought weve got to sign him.He was clearly a different type of player to Cristiano, but we spoke about him in the dressing rm in the same way. After that game against Sporting Lisbon, there was a great admiration and there was no doubt the players were all talking about Cristiano. Ronaldo scored a 38th hat-trick for Real Madrid as they won 4-1 at Alaves What we didnt realise is that the manager had been dealing with it for a period of time before then. Sir Alex Ferguson signed him shortly afterwards. Cristiano was very raw when he first came to the club; he had a lot of growing up to do and like all young players he needed time to develop.It tk a few years for his body to fill out and he needed time to get his decision-making right but you would expect that from a young player. And over two-and-a-half years he became a devastating player, improving himself both physically and mentally.For me, it felt like he matured and became a man after the 2006 World Cup. After that tournament he became a completely different player. Sir Alex greets Cristiano at Man Utds training ground Suddenly he knew when to pass, where to pass and he knew when and where to run. It all seemed to come together at once. That was the time he was getting criticised the most by fans in this country after his famous wink at Wayne Rney, but I would never criticise him for that. I always felt all was fair in love and war when it comes to the ftball pitch. As long as it was legal and you were acting within the rules of the game, then a player should try to gain all competitive advantages possible to try and win. Ronaldo tells the story of the time he dazzled Man Utd and Sir Alex Ferguson while playing for Sporting Lisbon in 2003 Ive always said that Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Roy Keane were the three great players I played with over a long period, but for three years from 2006 to 2009, Ronaldo set a standard you can only dream about. It was a magical time when he was playing with Rney and Carlos Tevez; Ive never seen anything like it. It was amazing to watch and he was the pinnacle of it.After leaving United, he has gone on to become the best player in the world - and I think thats been proven by the Ballon DOr wins.There has long been an argument over who the best player is - Ronaldo or Lionel Messi - and in my mind weve been blessed to have both. I would always favour Cristiano because I played with him, but its almost unfair to say that because both are sensational players. Ballon dOr explainer With FIFA launching their own award, we explain the latest on the Ballon dOr But Ill never forget that game against Sporting Lisbon and the chat among the players when they got back to Manchester. Pr Sheasy was the butt of a lot of jokes for being given a run-around.But I have to be honest, I felt for him. If Id been playing that night hed have done the same to me.Watch #CR7Live tomorrow at 1pm on SkySports.com, Sky Sports Facebk page and on the Soccer AM You Tube Channel. 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He thought he had just jammed it after an X-ray came back negative.Its just very disappointing, very frustrating, said Story, who set a record for a National League rkie shortstop with 27 home runs and was hitting .272 with 72 RBI. The timing of it all, its the worst. I think thats the worst part of it.I just feel terrible that I wont be able to play every day. I feel like I mean a lot to the team. To not be out there, that hurts.Daniel Descalso started at shortstop Tuesday, and Cristhian Adames and Rafael Ynoa, who was recalled Tuesday from Triple-A Albuquerque, also will see time at the position, manager Walt Weiss said.I feel bad for Trevor, because he was doing some really special things, historical things, Weiss said. Well be OK as a club. Well mix and match and do our thing. I talk all the time to our club about the fact that over the course of seven months, youre going to be challenged in a variety of ways -- sometimes in the form of an injury, and thats what were dealing with now.Tyler Anderson, who is 3-3 with a 3.33 ERA iin his first nine career starts, will take the mound for the Rockies on Wednesday.dddddddddddd He is 3-1 with a 3.47 ERA in six starts at Crs Field.Brock Stewart (0-1, 9.00 ERA) will make his second career start for the Dodgers, who pushed both Kenta Maeda and Scott Kazmir back one day to give them extra rest.Stewarts spot start comes as the Dodgers try to sort out their rotation and weigh the availability of Rich Hill and Bud Norris. Hill, whom the Dodgers acquired Monday from Oakland, is on the disabled list with a blister on his left middle finger. He played long toss Tuesday and will throw a bullpen session Wednesday.Norris stayed back in Los Angeles to receive treatment for the back injury that ended his Sunday start against the Arizona Diamondbacks after just 13 pitches.Right now, were shting for Saturday, Roberts said of Norris potentially starting against the Boston Red Sox. Well see how he responds.Hill could make his Dodgers debut Saturday. He threw a lengthy bullpen session over the weekend with Oakland just to keep his arm in shape as he had the finger bandaged. Hill will have what he called a big test when he throws a bullpen session with the finger uncovered.General manager Farhan Zaidi said Tuesday that the possibility of Hill tearing the blister open again early in the game has the Dodgers considering sending him out to make one rehab start.Is this a situation where having him go quote-unquote, all out, unprotected, in a rehab setting makes sense? Zaidi said. Is it a necessary step? Its still being evaluated. ' ' '