Cristiano Ronaldo has explained why he blanked Gary Neville before Manchester United's encounter with West Ham at Old Trafford.
The 37-year-old forward greeted Micah Richards and Louis Saha before the match but appeared to ignore Neville who has criticised Ronaldo for his behaviour at Old Trafford. In the new clip from Piers Morgan's interview with Ronaldo, the Portuguese star explained why he opted to do this.
Speaking on Talk TV, Ronaldo said: "People can have their own opinion but they don't really know what is going on, for example, inside the training ground and Carrington area or even my life. They should listen to not only one point of view, they have to listen to my point of view as well.
"It is easy to criticise but if you do not know of the whole story it is easy." When asked if the likes of Neville and Wayne Rooney are his friends still, despite their criticism, Ronaldo defiantly replied: "They are not my friends.
"It is easy to criticise, I do not know if they have a job in television that they must criticise to be more famous but I really do not understand. I think they take advantage [of Ronaldo's name] because they are not stupid.
"I have to keep going with my life when they criticise or speak good about you but it is hard when you see people who was in the dressing room with you criticising in that way. I am not going to lose sleep or sleep bad because some criticise but it is not good to listen to that. A little bit disappointing."
The whole interview on Talk TV will be broadcast on Wednesday and Thursday at 8pm on Talk TV.
Yucbdepu
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Hehe I love Ronaldo. They hate you for nothing. All because you have been in the system longer than them
AlexanderMadrid
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For the sake of his successful career Cr7 deserve Respect 💯. Hateless on a successful player you can be a rival but Don't mix it up with Hatred.
Morry256
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Wayne Rooney advised Cristiano to remain patient in trying to force his way back into the Manchester United first team. He also said he's not the player he once was during his first spell at the club. Neville advised Ronaldo to come to terms with the fact he can't play as much football as he could when he was still young. He also said it's time United and Ronaldo part company. They were both right, Ronaldo isn't young anymore, he can't be playing 90 minutes twice a week, he's started every Europa league games and 4 EPL games, that makes 10 starts out of 20 games played in all competitions. Considering that they're playing 2 games a week and his return of 3 goals he should be happy with the playing time he's been given. Also, he wants to leave United which is literally what Neville said, the fact is he hates it when people tell him the truth, he's not that young anymore and his productivity has declined. Accept that and accept peace.
austin3451
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For the first time I feel sorry for him. Its tough when those supposed to be your friend turns against you.
Fewbclpsty
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Hehe I love Ronaldo. They hate you for nothing. All because you have been in the system longer than them
Lol 😂 no one hate him...u dumb fans just don't want to accept Ronaldo is finish....😂