Sir Alex's targets have undoubtedly provided added motivation in the past, but the United boss believes a place in the history books is incentive enough this time around.

过去，弗格森爵士赛季初订下一个目标无疑对罗那尔多来说是一个刺激，但曼联的老板相信，这次贝斯特的历史记录将是一个激励。

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Reds boss Sir Alex Ferguson added: "Manchester United has always been at the forefront of the game off the pitch as well as on it and this partnership is another example of that."

曼联老板弗格森说：“曼联一直处于足球界的顶端，这次的合作再次证明了这点。”

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"We wanted to find out about one or two players but seven or eight of them played against Chelsea in the Community Shield, so we weren't short of players we needed to win the game, " added the United boss.

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