‘He’ll be fuming with that,’ says Wayne Rooney after mistaking Cristiano Ronaldo for former Man Utd team-mate
MANCHESTER UNITED legend Wayne Rooney poked fun at fellow icon Cristiano Ronaldo. That was after Rooney, 39, mistook Ronaldo, 40, for another former United team-mate. Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney mistook fellow icon Cristiano Ronaldo Rooney and Ronaldo spent five years together at Man Utd Rooney mistook Ronaldo for another iconic Man Utd team-mate in Carlos Tevez The former striker spent five years with CR7 at Old Trafford and together they won the Premier League, Champions League and League Cup. However, the England great couldn’t recognise him during a game he played with Amazon Prime, where he had to guess his former team-mate based on hair style. Man Utd’s record goalscorer got Marouane Fellaini, David de Gea, Nani, David Beckham and of course himself. However, the former Derby boss mistook Paul Pogba for Wilfried Zaha, but got him right in his second guess. And then the ex-Plymouth Argyle manager thought Ronaldo was Carlos Tevez. Nevertheless, the pundit managed to brush it off with a cheeky joke about the Portugal captain. Rooney said: “He’ll be fuming with that.” The Everton legend has a history of butting heads with Ronaldo in the past. CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS The most recent case took place in 2022 when the Al-Nassr superstar put Rooney on full blast for his public criticism – despite their kids enjoying play dates. Ronaldo said three years ago in a tell-all interview that led to the end of his second stint at Man Utd: “It was one year ago, or six months ago. “We’re here in my house, he picked up his kids here and he invited [Ronaldo’s son] Cristiano to go to his house to play football. “I really don’t understand people like that. Or if they want to be on a cover of the paper in the news or they want new jobs or whatever.”
MANCHESTER UNITED legend Wayne Rooney poked fun at fellow icon Cristiano Ronaldo.
That was after Rooney, 39, mistook Ronaldo, 40, for another former United team-mate.
The former striker spent five years with CR7 at Old Trafford and together they won the Premier League, Champions League and League Cup.
However, the England great couldn’t recognise him during a game he played with Amazon Prime, where he had to guess his former team-mate based on hair style.
Man Utd’s record goalscorer got Marouane Fellaini, David de Gea, Nani, David Beckham and of course himself.
However, the former Derby boss mistook Paul Pogba for Wilfried Zaha, but got him right in his second guess.
And then the ex-Plymouth Argyle manager thought Ronaldo was Carlos Tevez.
Nevertheless, the pundit managed to brush it off with a cheeky joke about the Portugal captain.
Rooney said: “He’ll be fuming with that.”
The Everton legend has a history of butting heads with Ronaldo in the past.
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The most recent case took place in 2022 when the Al-Nassr superstar put Rooney on full blast for his public criticism – despite their kids enjoying play dates.
Ronaldo said three years ago in a tell-all interview that led to the end of his second stint at Man Utd: “It was one year ago, or six months ago.
“We’re here in my house, he picked up his kids here and he invited [Ronaldo’s son] Cristiano to go to his house to play football.
“I really don’t understand people like that. Or if they want to be on a cover of the paper in the news or they want new jobs or whatever.”
