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Published: 06:04 EDT, 3 June 2017 | Updated: 15:22 EDT, 3 June 2017

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Rio Ferdinand met up with his old Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday morning as the Real Madrid forward looks to get his hands on a fourth Champions League winners' medal.

Ronaldo won the Champions League with the Red Devils in 2008, before going on to claim two more with Los Blancos, in 2014 and last season.

And ahead of Real's clash with Juventus at the Principality Stadium on Saturday night, the Portuguese maestro linked up with Ferdinand in Cardiff.

Rio Ferdinand (left) met up with his old Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo

Ferdinand congratulates Ronaldo on his 2008 Champions League final goal in Moscow

Posting a selfie of the pair, Ferdinand wrote on Instagram: 'Morning! @cristiano what are you looking at here, you saw some protein when I snapped this!! Next time look in the damn camera man!

'Reminiscing over old times at @manchesterunited & what the future holds. Big game, Big players step up, Big players deliver - this guys been doing that since day 1. @uefachampionsleague #realmadrid v #juventus.'

Ronaldo claimed his first-ever club honour in Cardiff in 2004, after opening the scoring in United's 3-0 FA Cup final victory over Millwall.