Reds: We'll see about City

David Gill is treating talk of Manchester City bidding 135million pounds for Cristiano Ronaldo with "a pinch of salt."

However the United chief executive says the Reds would have to consider such an offer if the Blues' new owners Abu Dhabi United Group were serious.

Speaking on BBC 5 Live's Sportsweek programme, Gill said: "I can't believe he (Dr Sulaiman Al-Fahim) is serious at those levels and, anyway, we're not looking to sell our best players.

"Ultimately we would discuss any offer with Sir Alex and the owners, as that sort of money is very large for one player.

"But he (Dr Al-Fahim) mentioned Fernando Torres and Cesc Fabregas in the same article, so I think we can remain calm, wait and see what happens over the course of the next months and years, and not worry about it too much."

There has been speculation that Al-Fahim would be willing to spend up to 1billion pounds on new players for City. On this, Gill added:

"That is a fantastic amount of money and would turn the football industry upside down. But I have never met the gentleman, so I couldn't say for sure whether he is serious or not."

Sir Alex Ferguson was also quoted on the City situation this weekend. The boss said, "I can't be worried. There's always challenges in football. Some years ago it was Chelsea, before that it was Arsenal.

"Wherever the challenges come you just have to accept it. We have a good set-up ourselves. We have been working for years to build the team we have got."