"If someone kicks me, I get up and I go again. I am not afraid of being kicked, it is part of the game," the Portuguese winger said in the Sun.

"I see it as a challenge that they have to kick me to stop me."

The 2008 World Player of the Year declared that he is working on controlling his temper against continuous intimidations from the opposition.

"I am a target of course, so it is difficult to avoid certain things. I try to control my anger. Sometimes it's not easy, though, and it is something I have to improve on," he said.

"Sometimes it is difficult because of the atmosphere in the stadium and the importance of the game.

"I'm only 24, but I have a lot of experience of big games and that helps because you learn through situations."

Ronaldo will spearhead United when they host Inter Milan in Wednesday's crunch Champions League clash at Old Trafford.

"We have to score now and we have to win. It won't be easy, but I am confident we will win," Ronaldo added.