Cristiano Ronaldo has backed Fabio Capello to turn England into winners.

Capello brought forward his arrival by 48 hours specifically to watch Manchester United's FA Cup triumph over Aston Villa.

"Fabio Capello is a great coach and I hope he does well for England," said Ronaldo.

Although Ronaldo opened the scoring at Villa Park, netting for an incredible 19th time this term, the Italian also watched Wayne Rooney find the net as well as witness encouraging performances from Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick and young Villa defender Curtis Davies.

While much-lauded Villa front-man Gabriel Agbonlahor had one of his quieter days and keeper Scott Carson made a couple of needless blunders, Ronaldo, who unlike England will be at Euro 2008 this summer with Portugal, feels Capello has enough talent at his disposal to forge a winning team.

"He will know who the best players are and he will pick them. I still believe England have a great squad and with Capello in charge, I am sure they will do fantastic," he said.

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