Cristiano Ronaldo is back at Manchester United and his impact on and off the field is likely to be seismic. But what was their main motivation for his return; commercial stature or genuine footballing improvement? Laurie Whitwell and Phil Buckingham from The Athletic discuss his commercial impact on Juventus and the immediate effect he's already had on United's social media channels and sponsors...

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