Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi could have played together at Arsenal had things worked out differently. Arsène Wenger, who took charge of the final game of his 22-year reign last weekend, has revealed how he tried to sign both in 2003. Instead Ronaldo went to Manchester United before joining Real Madrid, and Wenger was unable to prise Messi from Barcelona. David Squires on … Arsène Wenger and the North Bank Redemption Read more Wenger told Arsenal.com: “The obvious player [Arsenal missed out on] that comes to mind is Ronaldo. He was here with his mother and we were very close. Then Man United came in and they had Carlos Queiroz at the time, who was their coach. United played...
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