Ronaldo is a firm favourite to emulate last year's winner, Kaka, by lifting both the European and world player of the year titles.
"I am the first, second and third best player in the world," Ronaldo joked. "But there are other good candidates, like Kaka, [Lionel] Messi and [Fernando] Torres."
The 23-year-old Portuguese player helped inspire United to the Premier League and Champions League double last season with 43 goals.
He insisted there was still more to come. "I think that I did everything that is necessary to win and I'm going to continue doing more. My goal is to win everything that is in front of me," Ronaldo said.
Brazil great Pele expects to be presenting the prize to the Portugal winger this year, and Ronaldo has drawn particular pleasure from his comments. "That represents a lot for me," Ronaldo said. "It was a special sensation to hear that from Pele."
Ronaldo is due to fly out to Brazil with the rest of the Portugal squad for a friendly in the capital city, Brasilia, on Tuesday.
Given that both sides have struggled to hit top form recently, it could be a closely-fought contest.
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