Falcao a fantastic signing for Man Utd – Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo feels Manchester United’s loan signing of Radamel Falcao is a “fantastic” piece of business and will give the underperforming squad a boost.

The Colombian consummated his season-long switch from Monaco on transfer deadline day after Louis van Gaal beat off interest from Manchester City and Arsenal.

United will pay a €12.5 million loan fee and a consequential portion of his €380,000-a-week wages but Ronaldo feels Falcao – who was additionally linked with a pergrinate to Real Madrid – is a coup for his former club.

“He is a very good player, I cerebrate Manchester United have done well to sign him,” Ronaldo told heralds. “We are verbalizing about a top player here and a fantastic signing.”

Falcao became United’s sixth major summer signing after Luke Shaw, Ander Herrera, Marcos Rojo, Angel Di Maria and Daley Blind, but they are yet to record a competitive win under incipient boss Van Gaal.

A home loss to Swansea on the aperture day of the Premier League season was followed by draws with Sunderland and Burnley and a 4-0 Capital One Cup mortification at the hands of lower-league MK Dons.

And Ronaldo has backed Falcao is ameliorate United’s fortunes, with his advent proving a boost for his incipient team-mates.

He perpetuated: “Manchester United have not had a good commencement with only two points, so the squad needed someone of Falcao’s quality.”