Upload video Video is not available The video will play automatically soon8Cancel Play now Manchester United “close to agreement” for ten Hague as new coach Wayne Rooney responded to Cristiano Ronaldo’s post on social media accusing him of jealousy, after questioning his importance to Manchester United. Portuguese superstar Ronaldo returned to United on a high-profile summer transfer last year after leaving Juventus. He secured that the striker will return to United after an 11-year absence from Old Trafford and was the club’s top scorer this season with 18 hits in 32 appearances in all competitions. Ronaldo has made some breathtaking heroism, especially in the Champions League group stage – where he scored six goals in five appearances – but he is now 37 years old and will inevitably endure physical decline. While Rooney acknowledged the “important goals” that Ronaldo has contributed to this season, he insisted that United would be better off relying on “young, hungry players” in the future. Ronaldo, Lingard, Shaw – Summary of injuries at Manchester United and expected return dates Rooney stressed the need for his younger teammates to “bring energy”, adding: “I think they have good new players. [Jadon] Sancho will be better next year, I think Marcus [Rashford] will be better next year. They have good new players, I think Jesse Lingard should play for them because he brings energy, he brings quality. “Scott McTominay did well, so they have some good new players. They just have to gain that confidence, make them believe they are good players and perform at a better level and then obviously whoever the new coach is will bring “I have players inside and try to rebuild this group.” Ronaldo appeared to disagree with Rooney’s comments and responded to his former teammate’s Instagram post on Monday Night Football along with Sky Sports expert Jamie Carragher and presenter David Jones, posting the comment: “Two jealous ». It was a comment that seemed to be a light parody of Rooney’s comments that United would be better off without the Portuguese striker on their team next season. Tell us your opinion! Would Manchester United be better without Ronaldo? Tell us what you think here.
Wayne Rooney received a response from Cristiano Ronaldo on Instagram ( Picture: Instagram / waynerooney) Derby County boss Rooney responded to a question about the comment during a news conference on Thursday: “I saw it this morning! I would probably say that there is no footballer on the planet who is not jealous of Cristiano! His career, the trophies he has won, the money he has won… and the six-pack, his body. “I think every player who barges Lionel Messi is jealous of Cristiano!” Ronaldo and Rooney spent five seasons together at United – when the latter joined Sir Alex Ferguson from Everton in the summer of 2004. The two continued to make one of the most explosive attacks in European football in five years. before Ronaldo goes to Real Madrid. These two were fundamental parts of the Red Devils team, which won three consecutive Premier League titles between 2007 and 2009, as well as winning the Champions League in 2008 and reaching next year’s final. United won a total of seven trophies when the two stars were on the team, including League Cup trophies, Club World Cup trophies and Community Shield trophies. read more Shinji Kagawa talks about his time at Manchester United – “I really did not see him coming” read more How could Man Utd line up under Erik ten Hag after the departure of Paul Pogba and Cristiano Ronaldo