Cristiano Ronaldo snubbed Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher on live TV moments before Manchester United's Premier League clash with the Merseysiders at Old Trafford on Monday (August 22). Former Reds defender Jose Enrique has reacted to the incident, slamming the Portuguese for disrespecting Carragher.
The Englishman was on pundit duty at Old Trafford for Monday's big fixture alongside his Sky Sports colleagues Gary Neville and Roy Keane when Ronaldo popped up on the scene. The Manchester United forward had a short chat with Neville and Keane but refused to acknowledge Carragher aside from a small nod of the head.
Commenting on the episode, Enrique accused the Portuguese of disrespecting someone who gave a lot to the game during his playing days. According to the Spaniard, Ronaldo could've just said 'hi' to Carragher out of respect and avoided the drama.
"The disrespect here from Cristiano Ronaldo to Carra isn't right," Jose Enrique wrote on Instagram Stories (via Liverpool Echo). "Keane and Gary have been killing him on Sky Sports as well, so I'm sure it's not because of that.
He continued:
"Someone that played football for that long and made so many appearances for Liverpool, at least you could say 'hi' out of respect. Another thing why I will never like Cristiano Ronaldo and when football finishes, let's see who he will have been around like this."
Jamie Carragher has been critical of Ronaldo since his return to Manchester United last summer and even called him a 'problem' for the club earlier this year.
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Cristiano Ronaldo was left out of the starting lineup for the clash with Liverpool on Monday as manager Erik ten Hag rang out the changes. The decision paid off as the Red Devils secured a 2-1 victory against the Reds to bag their first three points of the campaign.
This has led many to urge the club to sanction Ronaldo's sale amid reports of his imminent departure this summer. Carragher would've had a sense of fulfillment to see how the situation played out, especially following the controversy on Monday.
He tweeted after the game:
"I get a custard pie for getting it right on Ronaldo from day one! The custard pie for him from ETH (Erik ten Hag) shows the manager thinks the same!! Maybe the ex-Man United legends (sycophants!) will now agree with me."
It remains to be seen if the duo will mend fences any time soon.
mishaelmaik
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I'm a Messi fan but I don't find anything wrong with what Cr7 did here I often hear people especially the white man say: RESPECT IS RECIPROCAL ,if you respect me I will respect you and if you don't respect me I'll not respect you is as simple as the letters A,B,C... so if Jamie doesn't like to be snubbed by Cr7 or any other person in the future he should learn to control his mouth.
JoyNg
147
GOAT only shakes hands with premier league winners😂😂😂
Ebubechukwu1996
95
where were u all when Messi called him Donkey [Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]Evryone want to talk about Ronaldo, [Crylaugh]if i were Ronaldo i would have disrespected him more, he talk too much .
kamulasikushandrew
86
Stop telling CR7 to respect Carragher..... Did Carragher ever respect him for the endeavours.... Respect is earned not demanded.... Look up
AlexanderMadrid
60
Respect is a reciprocal. With his achievement in the world of football He doesn't deserve any form of disrespect from anyone.
Oiram1979
46
If a man don't feel like shaking hands, that's his right not to!
AlexanderMadrid
33
Hating on a very successful person doesn't guarantee you a safe blood pump flow but rather it makes you older than your age. Greeting someone is by choice not by force. Ronaldo is a human being not a robot he has feelings how can you came publicly and be insulting his reputation then later you'll want him to come and be shinning teeth with you. To be sincere if it was me I will disgrace him even more
ribbdilmn
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I'm a Messi fan but I don't find anything wrong with what Cr7 did here I often hear people especially the white man say: RESPECT IS RECIPROCAL ,if you respect me I will respect you and if you don't respect me I'll not respect you is as simple as the letters A,B,C... so if Jamie doesn't like to be snubbed by Cr7 or any other person in the future he should learn to control his mouth.
So if I think Ronaldo going back to United was a mistake, and I do, I am lacking respect for Ronaldo? Give me a break