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Kyle Newbould

Ex-Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo brutally mocked by former Al-Nassr player

Cristiano Ronaldo has been mocked by a former Al-Nassr star after he scored in the Saudi side's 4-0 win over Al-Raed on Friday.

The former Manchester United man notched his 12th goal in as many games as Al-Nassr cruised to a comfortable win at the KSU Stadium, opening the scoring inside four minutes.

As has become customary for the 38-year-old, his strike was followed by the trademark 'Siuu' celebration. But that was not well received by former Poland international Adrian Mierzejewski, who spent two years at Al-Nassr between 2014 and 2016.

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Mierzejewski mocked Ronaldo for such an ecstatic celebration after seeing any hope of a major trophy disappear in the preceding weeks.

Alongside the video of Ronaldo celebrating the midfielder tweeted: "That moment when you lost the Supercup, you were eliminated in the semi-final of the Copa, you lost the derby to Hilal, which means no championship 99%, but you scored against Al Raed and your team won 4-0."

Al-Nassr were knocked out of the King Cup of Champions at the semi-final stage after a 1-0 defeat to Al-Wehda last Monday. Ronaldo was pictured berating his own coaching staff at half-time and opposing striker Jean-David Beauguel admitted he was surprised by the Portuguese international's demeanour.

"At the end of the game, I told him that I was a big fan and asked for his jersey," Beauguel told L'Equipe, "He shook my hand without really looking at me, with a very contemptuous air.

"I still remember the videos I watched of him when I was in college. I understand that he was disappointed after the loss, that he is a great competitor, but his attitude surprised me. Even on the pitch, he was upset, he yelled at his teammates."

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