Hannibal Mejbri explains Cristiano Ronaldo's role in his Manchester United development this term

Manchester United's Hannibal Mejbri has admitted he's 'learning all the time' from Cristiano Ronaldo.

Hannibal made his full United debut on the final day of last season and he's now regularly training with the first team. Hannibal's performances on the international stage caught Ralf Rangnick's eye and the German promoted him to senior training.

Hannibal was named as United's U23 Player of the Year last term and he's held in high regard in the academy. The creative midfielder is now hoping to break through to the United starting line up and he would clearly relish the prospect of playing with Ronaldo.

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The 19-year-old recently opened up on his time at United and he was asked about the influence of Ronaldo at the club. The Tunisian international revealed that he follows Ronaldo very closely in training, with the forward acting as a role model.

“I'm learning all the time. I watch everything he does," Hannibal told Onzemondial.

"I watch the drink he takes. I do just like him. When you see him on a daily basis, you realise that there is only that for him: work. Whatever is good for the body, he does. One day it was sunny in Manchester. I watched him and saw that he sunbathed shirtless.

"I said to him, 'Why are you doing this?' and he replied: 'because it's good, there are vitamins'. Since that day, I always put myself in the sun [laughs]. I also look at his plates during meals, I try to have the same thing on my plates."

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