Cristiano Ronaldo set the footballing world alight when he slammed Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag during a controversial interview with Piers Morgan on Sunday evening.
The Portuguese star tore into the club saying there has been no evolution since Sir Alex Ferguson left almost a decade ago.
Ronaldo then took aim at manager Erik Ten Hag, and said that he had no respect for his manager.
"I don't have respect for him because he doesn't show respect for me. If you don't have respect for me, I'm never gonna have respect for you. If you don't have respect for me, I'm never gonna have respect for you," Ronaldo added.
Ever since the interview, social media has been awash with people defending and criticising Ronaldo. Some feel a player of his magnitude should be able to do as he pleases, while many others feel the 37-year-old has disrespected the club by giving the interview.
One thing which many fans were keen to point out however was the similarity between Ronaldo's interview and the infamous one Roy Keane gave to MUTV in 2005.
In that iconic interview, which today has never aired, then United captain Keane took aim at the club and the players while appearing as an analyst on United's in house channel.
"Also what happened when Keane called out Fergie he was moved on, Ronaldo knows what he’s at he’s agitating a move in January nothing else," said one Twitter user.
"When Roy Keane criticized the club and the players in the squad he was kicked out of the club. Same has to be done with Ronaldo," said another.
"This Ronaldo situation is similar to Roy Keane in 2005. I don’t think Ronaldo will ever play for United again! Hope I’m wrong," said one more.
The Irishman never played for Manchester United ever again and had a massive falling out with manager Alex Ferguson and the club as a whole.
With the World Cup set to last for the next six weeks or so, the chances of Ronaldo ever donning the red shirt of Manchester United seem slim.
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