Former England striker Wayne Rooney has insisted that he holds no ill feelings toward Al Nassr forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
Speaking on Rio Ferdinand’s podcast, he insisted that Lionel Messi is a better footballer.
Rooney and Ronaldo were at United together between 2004 and 2009, winning three Premier League titles and a Champions League.
“I absolutely love Messi, love watching him play and that was the only reason because I think Messi had a little bit more in terms of how he played and taking players on and whatever,” Rooney said.
“Ronaldo’s a killer and people think because I’ve said Messi is better than Ronaldo, I don’t like him or speak down on him.”
Rooney played in the United team that lost two Champions League finals against Messi’s Barcelona in 2009 and 2011.
