Derby County manager Rooney was invited to Sky Sports’s top football program earlier in the week to discuss his former club, Manchester United. United have struggled this season and look set to replace Ralph Rangnick with Eric Ten Hague at the end of the season. Rangnik himself was slated to take over after Ole Gunnar Solskier’s dismissal in November and the Red Devils had a turbulent season. Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney’s former team-mate during his time at Old Trafford, was transferred from Juventus for his second term at United, but his return was considered a failure despite averaging one goal per game. in the Premier League. Read more: Frank Lampard’s Derby truth clearer than ever amid Everton clash Read more: Rooney paints picture of Derby’s “ambitious and guided” preferred bidder Chris Kirchner Rooney was asked about his thoughts on Ronaldo’s return to the Red Devils. “You should have said no (it didn’t work) right away,” Rooney said. “He has scored goals, important goals in the Champions League earlier in the season, he scored the hat-trick against Tottenham.” players who will lift Manchester United over the next two or three years. “Obviously Cristiano is doing a little well and obviously he is not the player he was when he was 20. “It’s happening, this is football. “He is threatening to score in the rest of the game, I think we need more younger and hungrier players.” Ronaldo commented on Rooney’s Instagram post about his MNF appearance with “two jealous” with a pair of eye emojis. It is not clear what Ronaldo meant by his comment, but Rooney gave his answer in a press conference on Thursday. “I saw it this morning,” Rooney said. “I would probably say that there is no footballer on the planet who is not jealous of Cristiano! “The career he made, the trophies he won, the money he won… and the six-pack, his body. I think every player who barks Lionel Messi is jealous of Cristiano!”

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