Cristiano Ronaldo has urged boss Sir Alex Ferguson not to rest him so that he can continue in the same rich vein of form.

"This time last season the boss gave me a break for four or five days," recalled Ronaldo, speaking to the Daily Mirror.

"But people who know me will know that all I want to do is play. I just want to play, score goals, make assists and do good things for the team.

"I'm enjoying staying here in Manchester. There isn't much sun at the moment, but it's not a problem. The weather is not the most important thing.

"I had a great season in 2007 and played really well. I scored a lot of goals, made a few goals and it was a wonderful season for me.

"But this season I'm at the same level. I've scored quite a few goals, played at a good level and the important thing is to keep going like that. I want to learn more and play more.

"I want to score as many goals as I can. I have many opportunities to score because my team-mates make good passes and because there are so many games, not just the Premier League but Champions League and FA Cup."

The comments do bring up the issue of squad rotation again, and also highlight the slight difference between the way Ferguson and Rafa Benitez look at it. While both have made changes, Fergie has tended to let the form players go into the next game, while Rafa usually rotates players irrespective of results.

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