Cristiano Ronaldo’s explosive interview with Piers Morgan on Sunday night blew up Football Twitter and he has certainly not helped his image in the eyes of the Manchester United supporters as he said he felt “betrayed” by the club.
The Portuguese attacker’s quotes from the eruptive interview emerged after he was left out of United’s squad for their Premier League victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage.
In his unfiltered chat with Morgan he had a lot to say about his current situation at Old Trafford and reinforced his commitment to wanting to move away.
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The full recorded interview will air on Wednesday and Thursday night at 8pm GMT on TalkTV.
Here are the five biggest quotes from Ronaldo’s interview.
Betrayal - Club hierarchy trying to force him out
"Yes, not only the coach, but another two or three guys around the club. I felt betrayed.
"People should listen to the truth.
"Yes, I felt betrayed and I felt like some people don't want me here, not only this year but last year too."
No respect for Erik ten Hag
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner did not hold back on his feelings toward the United manager.
"I don't have respect for him because he doesn't show respect for me," Ronaldo said. "If you don't have respect for me, I'm never gonna have respect for you."
Who are ya? - Ronaldo was not familiar with Ralf Rangnick
Ronaldo was not amused when the Austrian, who had managed in two of the last 10 years, was appointed as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s successor last year.
“If you’re not even a coach, how are you going to be the boss of Manchester United? I’d never even heard of him.”
EXCLUSIVE: Cristiano Ronaldo tells Piers Morgan he feels like he's being forced out of Manchester United in an explosive interview.
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Ronaldo hits back at Rooney’s criticism
“I don’t know why he criticises me so badly . . . probably because he finished his career and I’m still playing at [a] high level.
“I’m not going to say that I’m looking better than him. Which is true . . . ”
Disappointment that the facilities remained the same since he left
"Since Sir Alex left, I saw no evolution in the club. Nothing had changed.”
United are not at the top level
“I think the fans should know the truth. “I want the best for the club. This is why I came to Manchester United.
“But you have some things inside that don’t help (us) reach the top level as City, Liverpool and even now Arsenal . . . a club with this dimension should be top of the tree in my opinion and they are not unfortunately.”
“As Picasso said, you have to destroy it to rebuild it.
"I love Manchester United, I love the fans, they’re always on my side. But if they want to do it differently… they have to change many, many things.”
“He [Sir Alex Ferguson] knows better than anybody that the club is not on the path they deserve to be.
"He knows. Everyone knows. The people who don’t see that… it’s because they don’t want to see; they are blind.”
