Cristiano Ronaldo broke his silence on Wayne Rooney’s recent criticism of him and lashed out at his former Manchester United teammate.
Cristiano Ronaldo hasn’t been at his best during the current 2022-23 season, and the Manchester United star has received a lot of harsh criticism from fans and former teammates. Ronaldo’s former teammate Wayne Rooney recently slammed the Portugal captain, calling his behavior “unacceptable” and advising him to “get his head down and work.”
But it looks like Ronaldo hasn’t taken the criticism well and hit back at the former England captain in a bombshell interview. Speaking to The Sun, he said, “I don’t know why he criticizes me so badly… probably because he finished his career and I’m still playing at a high level”.
“I’m not going to say that I’m looking better than him. Which is true”, he further added.
In his criticism, Rooney called Ronaldo ‘an unwanted distraction’ during a conversation with TalkSport. “For Cristiano, just get your head down and work and be ready to play when the manager needs you. If he does that, he will be an asset. If he doesn’t, it will become an unwanted distraction”, he said.
“He and Messi are arguably the two best players of all time and you can go either way with that, whatever way you decide. But I just think the things he has done from the start of the season, are not acceptable for Manchester United”, he added.
Now Ronaldo will be aiming to concentrate on the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022, scheduled for this month in Qatar. Portugal is placed in Group H, along with Ghana, Uruguay, and South Korea. Eyeing their first-ever World Cup title, they will open their campaign against Ghana on November 24 at Stadium 974 in Doha.
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