Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. seems so enthralled with a Manchester United star that he even wears the player’s shirt while doing his homework.
In a photo shared by his mother Georgina Rodriguez on Instagram, the 14-year-old was seen studying at a table with the player’s name and number on his back.
Ronaldo’s eldest son has followed his father wherever he has played, including for Juventus, Manchester United and Al-Nassr’s academies.
Portuguese legend Ronaldo has previously said that he will not pressure his son to take up football, but all signs so far show that he is a lover of the beautiful game.
And it looks like Ronaldo Jr. is a fan of Alejandro Garnacho, as it is the twenty-year-old’s shirt that he put on during his homework session.
Cristiano Ronaldo Jr wore Man United star Alejandro Garnacho’s shirt as he did homework
Garnacho has been one of United’s better players in a difficult last 14 months at Old Trafford
Ronaldo Jr. has followed his iconic father around the world and plays for Al Nassr’s academy
That will certainly be heart-warming for Garnacho, who has previously expressed his admiration for the 39-year-old Ronaldo. They were teammates at United and played in six games together in 2022.
Garnacho was on cloud nine after featuring alongside Ronaldo in a 3-0 Europa League win over Sheriff for United in October 2022, writing: ‘I don’t know if it’s real or if I’m dreaming.’
He also posted a photo of them from the match in which Ronaldo has his arm around his shoulder.
That match was Garnacho’s debut and he could not have imagined many more special events than playing alongside Ronaldo at Old Trafford.
After assisting the icon against Real Sociedad in the same competition, he wrote: ’18 years and 125 days of dreaming of this moment. Thank you idol, Cristiano.”
Earlier this season, young Argentine star Garnacho liked a social media post detailing Ronaldo’s criticism of Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag.
“The coach of Manchester United cannot say that they cannot compete every year to win the Premier League and the Champions League,” Ronaldo told FIVE, in quotes shared by journalist Fabrizio Romano and then liked by Garnacho.
‘This is ManUnited! You have to be there, to mentally say… listen, maybe we don’t have that potential, but I can’t say that. We’re going to try. You have to try it.
Garnacho is returning the love towards the Portuguese contingent after being impressed after playing alongside Ronaldo
These were his heartfelt words after making his full United debut alongside Ronaldo in 2022
‘This is why Man United needs to rebuild.’
Ronaldo further suggested that Ten Hag should seek advice from his assistant Ruud van Nistelrooy about United’s values.
Ronaldo said: ‘If ten Hag listens to Ruud van Nistelrooy… maybe he can help. He knows the club and the club has to listen to the guys who were there because this is very important.
‘Rio Ferdinand, Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Sir Alex Ferguson… you need advice from these people. You cannot rebuild a club without knowledge.’