Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo has persuaded club chefs at Manchester United to put the foods of his choice on the training ground canteen menu.
Ronaldo makes it no secret that a huge factor in how he still operates at the highest level at 36-years-of-age is a strict diet that allows him to eat up to six times a day.
The striker has the confidence that his disciplined diet and training regime can allow him to play into his 40s.
Ronaldo has been asked by those at the Carrington canteen for a list of his preferred foods - which included a traditional Portuguese stew called Bacalhau, consisting of salt cod and eggs, a dish that is thought to have gone down well with his United teammates.
However, a number of other dishes were not so popular.
One United source told The Sun: "He also loves octopus, but most of the lads won’t go there - even if it clearly works for Ronny!
"Cristiano is very much into his proteins, stuff like slices of ham, eggs and avocados, and the chefs are trying to help him with a little taste of home."
Upon Ronaldo's arrival, back-up goalkeeper Lee Grant explained to talkSPORT how the Portugal superstar's food habits - including no alcohol and no Friday night puddings - are already influencing the rest of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad.
"This was Friday night in the group hotel,” Grant explained.
"So, as you guys will be aware, you finish your dinner and usually on a Friday night you’ve got a few cheat stuff out.
"You’ve got some apple crumble or you’ve got a bit of brownie and cream or what not.
"I tell you now, not one player touched the apple crumble and custard, not one player went up for that brownie because everybody was sat down and one of the lads said to me, ‘What has Cristiano got on his plate?’"
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