Cristiano Ronaldo INSTIGATED his bombshell ‘betrayal’ interview with Piers Morgan
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Piers Morgan has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo approached him for doing the controversial interview in which the rowdy star claimed he felt ‘betrayed’ by Manchester United.
According to Morgan, Ronaldo wanted to do the interview with an emphasis on problems at United and his conflicting relationship with Erik ten Hag.
The full two-part sit-down interview will be shown on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. United are bracing for further bombing attacks from Ronaldo, who sparked anger within the club and his own team-mates after the first clips aired on Sunday night.
Morgan himself admits that he maintains a good friendship with the Portuguese star and insisted that he felt compelled to do the interview after being approached by Ronaldo.
Piers Morgan (right) has revealed how his shocking interview with Cristiano Ronaldo came about
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“Cristiano asked me to do it. Simple as that. I didn’t ask him, he asked me. He’s been thinking about this for a while, it’s no secret that he’s built up deep frustration with what happened at United,” Morgan told Morgan. talkSPORT.
Ronaldo (left) has revealed he ‘disrespects’ United boss Ten Hag (right)
“He feels he needs to speak up, he knows it’s going to be incendiary, which will make changes, but he also thinks he should do this. He knows that people will criticize him, but he also knows that what he says is true.
“Sometimes the truth hurts. He had been thinking about it for a while and I got a call. The World Cup is about to start, it gives him a month away from United and it gives time for what he’s said to settle in. He can come back and fix things.
“He loves Manchester United and the fans, but what he has come up with,” said Morgan.
Ronaldo completed his fairytale return to Old Trafford at the start of the 21/22 season after former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was convinced to return to Man United, 12 years after he left for Real Madrid for a then transfer record of £80million.
His second stint with the Premier League giants did not go to plan, however, with Ronaldo’s willingness to bring his misfortune to the media as the latest controversial move in a season of drama.
Ronaldo wanted the interview published because he spends time at United at the World Cup
The 37-year-old (right) admitted he was ‘betrayed’ by the club hierarchy at Manchester United
The 37-year-old first cited personal reasons for being left out of United’s pre-season tour of Asia and Australia. He returned for their final warm-up game against Rayo Vallecano, but left the stadium early after being eliminated.
Fast forward to United’s 2-0 win over Spurs, where Ronaldo refuses Ten Hag’s orders to get off the bench and instead descends the Old Trafford tunnel as the game continues.
Now Ronaldo appears to have taken his discontented feelings to an ominous crescendo by revealing that he “disrespects” Ten Hag and feels “betrayed” by seniors at the club.
Ronaldo (left) previously had an interview with Morgan (right) at Juventus
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Ronaldo’s full two-part interview with Morgan will air in full on Wednesday and Thursday
His interview with Morgan is yet another attempt to disprove Ten Hag’s rule over United’s players, with the Dutchman showing that he will not tolerate bad behavior lightly, as demonstrated by previously banning Ronaldo from the first team and him. recommended to train alone.
Ronaldo will soon leave Manchester and join his Portuguese team-mates as he prepares for the fifth, and what is expected to be his last World Cup appearance.
The timing of the interview may help the headline maker avoid being swept up in the aftermath of the fallout from Ronaldo running to hide from Ten Hag and United’s furious Qatar staff.
International team-mates Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes may be making some furore in the Portuguese camp, but some of the United stars are reportedly dissatisfied with Ronaldo’s latest needless outburst.
Ronaldo will not be able to escape the wrath of United and Portugal team-mates Bruno Fernandes (left) and Diogo Dalot (right) during the World Cup
Excerpts from the unreleased televised interview also show that Ronaldo took the opportunity to shoot back at former United team-mates who criticized his off-field antics this year.
His scathing response to Manchester United and England record scorer Wayne Rooney saw Ronaldo berate his ex-team-mate – which he won alongside the Champions League, Premier League and League Cup – for jealous of his career.
‘I don’t know why he’ [Rooney] criticizes me so much… probably because he ended his career and I still play at a high level,” Ronaldo said in an exclusive interview with Piers Morgan, in an interview with Talk TV.
“I’m not going to say I look better than him. What is true…’
Ronaldo (right) has also lashed out at former Man United team-mate Wayne Rooney (center)
Ronaldo previously revealed he would reveal the ‘truth’ about his return to Old Trafford after missing out on a coveted summer transfer at Manchester.
In August, Ronaldo posted on Instagram, tempted that an interview was in the works, as he said:
“They’ll know the truth when they’re interviewing in a few weeks. The media tells lies.
“I have a notebook and in the last few months, out of 100 news items I made, only 5 were right. Imagine what it is like. Stick to that tip.’