I PREDICT A RIOT

A massive anti-riot operation is planned for Cristiano Ronaldo's first game back on English soil. Manchester United winker Ronaldo will spark security fears if he plays in next Tuesday's friendly at Oxford United.

It would be Ronny's first appearance since his bust-up with Wayne Rooney in the World Cup quarter-final in Germany.

Conference club Oxford have already sold 6,500 tickets for the United showdown.

But now the big concern is the remaining 3,500 tickets at the Kassam Stadium will be snapped up by angry England supporters if it is confirmed Ronaldo will play.

Oxford secretary Mick Brown said: “So far we have been told it is a Manchester United XI coming down. There is already security in place for a match of this nature.

“Obviously it would be interesting if Cristiano came and we may have to have additional security. We would have to liaise with United over this.”

Meanwhile in the Mirror:

Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo have assured Sir Alex Ferguson they will not allow their World Cup bust-up to ruin Manchester United's season.

The pair came face-to-face in training yesterday for the first time since Ronaldo caused a storm by helping to get Rooney sent off during England's quarter-final defeat to Portugal.

But the former feuding team-mates made up at United's Carrington training ground yesterday and assured Fergie that they had settled their differences and agreed to bury their rift.