More revelations emerged from the Portuguese superstar’s explosive interview with Piers Morgan for TalkTV, where Ronaldo’s anger is also focused on his former Manchester United team-mates. Talk TV Ronaldo took part in a 90-minute interview with Piers Morgan for TalkTV The first clips emerged on Sunday night, in which she said she felt “disrespected” and “betrayed” by Manchester United, targeting manager Erik ten Haag and the club’s hierarchy. Ahead of the full 90-minute exclusive interview on TalkTV which will air on Wednesday and Thursday, more excerpts have been released. This time it is Neville and Rooney he has turned to as he responds to criticism from his former team-mates over his behavior at Old Trafford this season. Ronaldo refused to come on as a substitute for United against Tottenham in October and was left out of the squad to play in the next game at Chelsea. This prompted Neville to say: “We know him, we love him, but he can’t accept not being the star. He’ll have to go, that’s all.” Ronaldo then removed Neville – who he played alongside for seven years – live on Sky Sports at the end of October while warming up ahead of a match against West Ham. Getty Neville has upset his old teammate Rooney, meanwhile, told talkSPORT last week Ronaldo risked being a distraction at the club and his behavior was “unacceptable for Manchester United”. Ronaldo was asked by TalkTV host Morgan about the criticism of two players he was once close to and enjoyed huge success with. He said: “People can have their own opinion but they don’t really know what’s going on. For example, on the training ground and in the Carrington area or even in my life – they should hear not just one point of view, they should hear my point of view. Because it’s easy to criticize. But if you don’t know the whole story, it’s easy. “It’s easy to criticize, I don’t know if you have a job in television that needs to be criticized to make you more famous. I really don’t get it.” When asked if Neville had used his name to get attention, he replied: “I think they’re taking advantage of it because they’re not stupid. “And I really understand that I have to go on with my life, with criticism or when people speak well of you, but it’s hard when you see people who were in the dressing room with you criticize like that. It’s not good.” And when asked if he counts Rooney and Neville among his friends, Ronaldo replied: “They’re not my friends, they’re colleagues. We play together, they don’t come, we will never eat together.” getty Rooney and Ronaldo were a formidable pair at Manchester United Ronaldo admits Rooney’s recent comments on talkSPORT took him by surprise. Rooney, speaking on the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast at the start of November, said: “I just think the things he’s done since the start of the season are not acceptable for Manchester United. I saw Roy Keane defend him. Roy wouldn’t accept that. Roy would not accept this at all. “It’s a distraction that Manchester United don’t need at the moment, trying to rebuild. “For Cristiano, just keep your head up and work and be ready to play when the coach needs you. If he does that, it will be an asset. If it doesn’t, it will become an unwanted distraction.” Of Rooney’s criticism, Ronaldo said: “It was a year ago or six months ago. We are here at my house, he took his children here and invited (12-year-old son) Cristiano to his house to play football. “I really don’t understand people like that. Or if they want to be on a newspaper cover in the news or they want new jobs or whatever.” Neville, however, didn’t seem bothered about being off the Christmas card list, tweeting on Tuesday morning after the latest sneak peak: “Anyone for dinner?” Ronaldo, meanwhile, maintains he is still friends with two other United legends – Rio Ferdinand and former captain Roy Keane. Calling them “very good guys”, he added: “Not only because they spoke well of me, but they were there in the dressing room. “They are football players. They know how the players think and behave.” Watch ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored: 90 Minutes with Ronaldo’, 8pm Wednesdays and Thursdays on TalkTV. Find TalkTV on Sky 526, Virgin Media 606, Freeview 237, Freesat 217 and Sky Glass 508, live and on demand on the TalkTV app, streaming services and Talk.TV. talkSPORT BET: Cristiano Ronaldo next team odds with Chelsea among favourites More about Cristiano Ronaldo:
