Manchester United talisman Bruno Fernandes believes the team can benefit from Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League experience.
The forward, who returned to United in the summer, has won the competition with United and on several occasions with Real Madrid.
Fernandes and most of his teammates do not share those experiences, but hope they can learn from the likes of Ronaldo and Raphael Varane.
Asked about Ronaldo during a press conference ahead of their first leg clash away from home against Atletico Madrid in the Round of 16, Fernandes said: "Obviously as you said before, Cristiano has won this competition many times and everyone knows that in this kind of competition, he has that smell for a goal, that smell for doing different things.
"In the same way, we have Rapha who has also won the Champions League, four times I think, so he is another player who is capable of what to do. But it is always the first time for someone that wins. Sometimes it is about someone who has more experience, sometimes it is about someone who has experienced it for the first time.
"When Cristiano won it for the first time, he was probably not the most influential player but he still helped the team to win the Champions League. So it is all about everyone sticking together, doing the same things, having the same focus and obviously any player that can decide games for us at any moment is always helpful.
"Whether that's Cristiano or another one, the most important thing is winning the game and going through this stage."
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