Cristiano Ronaldo has been spotted in public for the first time since the first snippets of his explosive interview with Piers Morgan were released.
Manchester United's late and galvanising victory over Fulham on Sunday was undermined just a few hours later when the first clips of the 90-minute interview were released, in which Ronaldo took aim at Erik ten Hag for disrespecting him and revealed he felt 'betrayed' by the club and as though he was being forced out of Old Trafford although it was he who declared his desire to leave the club in summer transfer window. There was also a jibe fired at Wayne Rooney while the 37-year-old also raised concerns about the facilities at Carrington.
United released a statement on Monday afternoon saying it: "Notes the media coverage regarding an interview by Cristiano Ronaldo. The club will consider its response after the full facts have been established. Our focus remains on preparing for the second half of the season and continuing the momentum, belief and togetherness being built among the players, manager, staff, and fans."
Ronaldo has come in for heavy criticism from supporters for the interview but didn't seem impacted too much as he was all smiles on Monday afternoon when he was photographed in training with the Portugal national team.
Portugal are currently training in Oeiras, just outside Lisbon, before playing Nigeria on Thursday in a friendly match in the capital before departing to Qatar on Friday for the World Cup.
Portugal begin their World Cup campaign on Thursday, November 24 against Ghana with captain Ronaldo expected to start.
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▶Van Gaal: "United is a commercial club" ▶Di Maria: "They signed me to sell shirts" ▶Ibrahimovic: "The structure is so old school" i found a small mentality ▶Mourinho: "You don't know what happen behind the scene" becoming second with United is my best achievement" ▶Sanchez "I asked my agent to get me back to Arsenal after the first training" ▶Bailly " They should stop playing the English guys and give everyone a chance" ▶Ralf " United needs to change the whole structure" They need more facilities" You may hate Ronaldo's act but you should understand his concerns.Surely Zlatan,Mourinho,Pogba and Ronaldo can’t be all wrong
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Getting ready to conquer the WORLD🐐👑!!!🔥 VAMOS PORTUGAL 🇵🇹💕