A surprising twist has rekindled talk that Cristiano Ronaldo may join Manchester City in January. This follows suggestions that Pep Guardiola may reunite with Lionel Messi to fix Manchester City's slump.

Cristiano Ronaldo backed his old club Real Madrid and former rival Manchester City to return to the peak of their powers, as the two European giants approach the midpoint of what has been a difficult season for both.

Cristiano Ronaldo has remarkably opened the door to joining Manchester City in January. The football great has been tipped to return to Manchester after two years in Saudi Arabia, to help the ailing Premier League champions.

Manchester City's recent form has passed "injury-stricken slump" and arrived at "inconceivable crisis", with many in the footballing world expressing their surprise at the winner of the last four Premier Leagues winning just one game in 13 across all competitions.