Sky Sports News has learned that Wayne Rooney is confused by the criticism he is receiving.
In a bombshell interview with TalkTV, published by The Sun,Ronaldo took aim at former United teammate Rooney after he warned the Portuguese forward last week that he is becoming an "unwanted distraction".
"You should ask him about it, I don't understand," saidRonaldo. I don't know why he didn't like me very much.
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He said it's probably because he finished his career in his 30s. I'm still playing at a high level and I'm not going to say that I'm looking better than him. It's difficult to listen to people who played with you who are negative about you.
People can have their own opinions, but they don't really know what's going on inside the training ground or my life. They need to listen to both of my points of view. If you don't know the entire story, it's easy to criticize.
They are not my acquaintances.
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I don't know if they have a job in television that would make them criticize to be more famous. I don't know what to think.
They take advantage of my name because they are not dumb.
I have to keep going with my life's work. When you see people in the dressing room with you, it's difficult. I won't sleep badly because of the criticism, but it's not good to listen to it.
Rooney won't make a public statement about it.
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England's all-time leading goal scorer has always maintained thatRonaldo is one of the best players in the world, alongside Lionel Messi.
Being a player at a club the size of Manchester United means respecting the situation and not expecting to play every minute of every game, and that's something the 37 year old needs to accept.
Sky Sports News has been told that Rooney doesn't have a bad word to say about the player.
Rooney said that his acts of petulance have been unacceptable and that he would not have been allowed to stand in their dressing rooms.
The manager dropped the player for one game after he refused to come on as a substitute and walked down the tunnel before the end of the game.
Rooney told talkSPORT that he didn't think Manchester United were better with the addition ofRonaldo. He and Messi are the two best players of all time and you can either go with that or not.
He has done things that are not acceptable for Manchester United. I've watched Roy defend him. Roy wouldn't allow that to happen. Roy wouldn't allow that to happen. When Manchester United are trying to rebuild they don't need it to distract them.
Get your head down and be ready to play when the manager needs you. He will be an asset if he does that It will become a distraction if he doesn't.
The appointment of a former United interim boss was criticized by the man.
He asked if he could be the boss of Manchester United if he wasn't a coach. I didn't know of him.
The coach of Austria's national team, who took charge in November last year after the dismissal of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, is also the boss of Manchester United.
I'm the team boss of Austria's national team, it's not my job to judge that, said the 64 year old. The job of Manchester United and the sports journalists is there.
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The players of Manchester United don't want to get involved in off-the-pitch issues, even though they are disappointed with the wayRonaldo has acted.
The captain of Portugal criticized the club and the manager.
On Monday evening more footage from the interview was released, with the player saying that members of the United hierarchy doubted him when he said he couldn't attend pre-season because his daughter was sick.
Bruno Fernandes gave a cold reception to his United team-mate after he spoke to the media.
All options will be considered by United's lawyers as they study comments made by the player.
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The forward said he feels betrayed by Manchester United for trying to force him out of the club and that United have made zero progress since Ferguson retired.
"Manchester United notes the media coverage of an interview by the Portuguese player," the statement said.
After the full facts have been established, the club will make a response.
The 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.
Senior figures at the club are talking to the player.
The club only found out about the interview as they were getting ready to fly back from London, and they don't understand why he said what he did.
He would have been in the squad if he'd been in the starting XI. He said he was sick.
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