AC Milan manager Gennaro Gattuso has heaped praises on Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of their Supercoppa clash.
The Milan tactician described Ronaldo as “a perfect machine” in his chat with the media.
The 33yr old has settled well in Italy, scoring 15 goals in 25 games since his arrival from Real Madrid back in the summer.
Gattuso has opined that the Portuguese international, who he encountered during his playing days for the Rossoneri has changed over the years after initially being too focused on “doing a lot of show”.
“I think Cristiano has become an incredible player over the last seven or eight years,” he told a news conference.
“When I met him a few years ago he was doing a lot of show but now he stopped doing it a while ago. Now, he does everything with vehemence, attacking with depth.
“He wants to score and wants to give you hard times and put the ball into the net.
“He has changed in the last seven or eight years, now he is the perfect machine. The older he gets the more he sprints.
“He seems a bloke without age, here you understand what kind of top player he has been over the last eight years.”
Juventus and Milan are bidding to win a record eighth Supercoppa crown when they meet in Jeddah.