In the long shadow of their Manchester United years, Wayne Rooney has delivered a blunt assessment of Cristiano Ronaldo following the forward’s controversial departure from Portugal’s national-team set-up.
Rooney’s response to Portugal controversy
The former England captain, once Ronaldo’s teammate at Old Trafford, was uncompromising when discussing the situation surrounding the Portuguese star.
- Rooney criticised Ronaldo after his turbulent exit from the Portugal squad.
- He said a player cannot dictate what a coach should say.
- “You cannot tell a manager what he has to say,” Rooney said.
Former United colleagues on different paths
Ronaldo and Rooney were central figures during Manchester United’s successful mid-2000s period, but Rooney’s latest comments underline the distance between the former club colleagues as Portugal deal with the fallout from Ronaldo’s departure.
