Former Nottingham Forest midfielder Roy Keane has had an exchange with Gary Neville over his defence of Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Keane, who played for Forest between 1990 and 1993, has backed Ronaldo, who gave an explosive television interview to Piers Morgan this week. He got into a spat with Gary Neville about the situation on Sky Sports, with the duo sharing an exchange.
Ronaldo's situation has been a controversial one, with Forest forward Jesse Lingard also giving his thoughts on the situation this week. Below is a look at the words the duo exchanged on the topic.
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They were joined by Micah Richards for a World Cup preview hosted by SkyBet.
GN: "We have got Portugal [against] Cameroon. Cristiano, your mate, Roy."
RK: "My best mate."
MR: "Honestly."
RK: "If he's still there. Listen, if he's been taken off, he might have left by now..."
GN: "You have got him on speed dial, haven't you? You have got him on speed dial."
RK: "Sorry for defending an ex-teammate. You know, I'd defend you Gary, if you behave like that."
When Keane shared his thoughts that Portugal would make it to the semi-finals, they added:
GN: "He wants that handshake."
RK: "I hope I'm pitchside when they win it and Nev's next to me."
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