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Jamie Carragher mocks Ferdinand’s claim about Cristiano Ronaldo.
Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher, has mocked the claims of Rio Ferdinand about the award-winning football star, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Rio Ferdinand and Jamie Carragher got into a Twitter argument after the Liverpool legend called the former United player a “Cristiano Ronaldo fan boy.”
The argument broke out after Carragher claimed Erik ten Hag was correct to sit Ronaldo during Sunday’s 6-3 loss for United to Man City.
The 37-year-old remained on the bench at the Etihad, with the Dutchman admitting afterwards that he didn’t bring Ronaldo on in the second half out of ‘respect’ for his career, due to the scoreline.
Carragher has been a critic of Ronaldo and said from the outset of his return to Old Trafford that United were wrong to bring him back.
However, Ferdinand disagreed with Ten Hag’s decision to drop Ronaldo and feels he should be starting games regularly.
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Carragher described the criticism of Ten Hag’s decision not to play Ronaldo as ‘laughable.
The tweet drew a response from Ferdinand, who mocked Carragher by saying he was annoyed that Ronaldo blanked him – which is in reference to an incident this season when the Portugal skipper refused to shake his hand.
Carragher then claimed that Ferdinand was part of a clan of former United stars that defend Ronaldo, saying he’s a ‘fan boy’.
Ferdinand ridiculed Carragher for being ‘bullied’ by former United captain Roy Keane and denied that there is a WhatsApp group for former players.
Recall, Reports on Monday emerged Ronaldo has been granted permission to leave the club in the January transfer window. The striker was absent from United’s pre-season tour and he has started just one Premier League game this season.
In the summer transfer window, Ronaldo asked to leave the team, but Ten Hag wanted to keep him at Old Trafford