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Published 07:39 8 Oct 2015 BST
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"When my daddy was sick in London, and he was in hospital very bad [asks interpreter] in a coma," explains Ronaldo. "I had a conversation with him [Ferguson] and I said: "Boss, I don't feel good."
"We are in a key moment in the Champions League, and I said I don't feel good and I wanna see my dad. He said: "Cristiano - you wanna go one day, two days, one week? You can go."
""I'm going to miss you here because you are important, but your daddy is the [priority]." When he told me that, I feel like this guy is unbelievable. He the father of football for me."
With man-management and compassion like that, it's not hard to see why many players were willing to run through a brick wall for the legendary manager.
Watch a clip of Ronaldo's interview below...
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