Cristiano Ronaldo 'rolled his eyes' every time the Manchester United star spoke in the locker room

Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly used to roll his eyes whenever Harry Maguire spoke in the Manchester United dressing room.

The Portuguese superstar is one of the greatest footballers of all time and achieved legendary status in Old Trafford next two spells.

However, his second spell didn't exactly go to plan and his departure left a cloud over his legacy with the Red Devils.

With Erik ten Hag In charge, Ronaldo was alleged to have been a disruptive figure in the dressing room during the latter stages of his time at the club.

And according to The telegraphThe five-time Ballon d'Or winner had no qualms about making his displeasure towards then-captain Maguire known.

Seen as a leader within the current United team, it seems Ronaldo didn't care what he did. Maguire I had to say.

In stark contrast to what is happening today, the outlet claims that “no one rolls their eyes in that dressing room anymore when Maguire speaks, like christian ronaldo “it was known what he did.”

It was even reported in 2023 that Ronaldo received his request to replace Maguire as captain of the club. refused by acting boss Ralf Rangnick.

While Maguire did not impress Ronaldo, he earned the boss's respect and admiration. Ruben Amorim.

The England international has started the last five Premier League games, prompting United to extend his contract by one year.

As for Ronaldo, he had his contract at United. destroyed by mutual agreement in November 2022, leading to his transfer to Saudi Arabia with Al Nassr.

His departure came as a result of a falling out with boss Ten Hag and the board of directors, where he made a series of explosive claims in a explosive interview with Piers Morgan.

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He said of Ten Hag: “I have no respect for him because he doesn't show me respect. If you don't respect me, I will never respect you.”

Commenting on the lack of changes after joining in 2021, 12 years after his initial departure to Real Madrid, Ronaldo commented: “Nothing changed.

“Surprisingly. Not just the pool, the jacuzzi, even the gym… Even some points, the technology, the kitchen, the chefs, who are, I appreciate it, lovely people.

“They stopped for a while, which surprised me a lot. I thought I would see different things… different, as I mentioned before, technology, infrastructure.

“But unfortunately, we see a lot of things that I used to see when I was 20, 21, 23 years old. So I was very surprised.”

It was an opinion that former United assistant manager Mike Phelan understood, as he told talkSPORT: “I think he was right.

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“There were elements on the training pitch that were tired, definitely.

“He's a high-maintenance player… huge standards, huge standards. And obviously he gained a lot of experiences at Manchester United, went away and won even more.

“Coming back, anyone would expect more. You want to move with the times. I don't think he saw that at the beginning of his United career.

“But when we brought him back, you should have seen the feelings around the place and the players. The best players in that locker room just wanted him around, they wanted him.

“It was an incredible decision to bring a world-class player into that locker room.

“And the fans reacted enormously. The momentum was remarkable. I just think (his time at the club) ran its course.”

He added: “I'm sure you would have looked at it and thought it's very different to what you expected.

“Did you do your homework before? Probably not. Emotionally attached? Yes. And you just expected more and it probably wasn't there.”