Cristiano Ronaldo has singled out just one Manchester United player who he believes can emulate his longevity.
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Ronaldo has slammed United’s youngsters over their mentality, has accused them of not caring enough and says they do not listen to him or his advice.
Those are the latest remarks from his bombshell interview with Piers Morgan, in which Ronaldo has also blasted Erik ten Hag, the club’s owners, former team-mates and former managers, with United deciding to hand him a £1million fine.
‘I think the best advice… I’m not the kind of guy who likes to give advice, I like to lead from example,’ Ronaldo told Morgan. ‘I’m there every morning, I do the same stuff, I’m probably the first person to arrive and the last one to leave.
‘[The youngsters] listen to one thing, and in two minutes they have already forgot. I like to lead by example. Some follow me, not much…
‘They don’t care. Some ones yes, but most of them no. To me it is not surprising. They are not going to have longevity in their careers.’
Ronaldo does, however, feel there is just one player who can emulate his longevity as he singled out 23-year-old Diogo Dalot, his international team-mate for Portugal.
United right-back Dalot, who moved to Old Trafford in 2018 from Porto, has been impressive for the Red Devils this campaign under new manager Ten Hag.
‘In Manchester United I can mention Dalot, he’s young, but very professional and I don’t doubt that he’s going to have longevity in football because he’s young, he’s smart, intelligent and he’s very professional,’ Ronaldo added.
Ronaldo also praised two other Manchester United team-mates when asked about the players he admires: ‘Probably [Lisandro] Martinez [and] Casemiro [who is] is in his 30s.’
The 37-year-old will feature for Portugal at the World Cup in Qatar, although he was missing from Wednesday training.
