The former Reds frontman, appearing on Indian TV station JioCinema, was asked who he would start, who he would bench and who he would drop between Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Harry Kane.
Manchester United icon, Wayne Rooney has snubbed former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo while playing a game of ‘play, bench, sell’.
Rooney said that Messi would ‘have’ to play, while quickly stating that he would drop England captain Kane to the bench.
Rooney then claimed that he would drop his former strike partner Ronaldo, but only because the Portuguese star has not been featuring regularly for Erik ten Hag’s side so far this season.
“I’d probably go… I’d have to start [Lionel] Messi, I’d bench [Harry] Kane and leave [Cristiano] Ronaldo out,” said Rooney.
When it was suggested that the Rooney would not receive a Christmas card from Ronaldo this year, Rooney replied: “He’s not playing for his club, so.”
It comes after Rooney responded to Ronaldo following the Portugal international’s criticism of him, with the 37-year-old having slammed Rooney during his recent controversial interview with Piers Morgan.
Ronaldo took aim at Rooney for being jealous of his longevity in the game.
However, Rooney opted to praise the United forward in response, but did admit that it was a ‘bit strange’.
Speaking to CNN, Rooney said: “He’s a fantastic player. Him and [Lionel] Messi are probably the two best players to play the game. It’s not criticism, what I’ve said is age comes to all of us, Cristiano is finding it hard to deal with that.
“He’s done an interview and it’s gone global – bit strange some of the comments but I’m sure Manchester United will deal with it once they see the full interview and take whatever action they need to take.”
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[ruby_related heading=”More Read” total=5 layout=1]START MESSI….BENCH KANE….LEAVE RONALDO OUT SAYS ROONEY https://t.co/WdfwlMJvyp
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In other news, FIFA urged Qatar’s Interior Ministry to stop its law enforcement agents from arresting gay supporters.
Emerging reports have it that members of the LGBTQI community will be allowed to openly hold hands, cuddle and kiss during the World Cup in Qatar.
There are however fears that once the World Cup is over, gay couples in the country will be fished out and punished anyway.
According to Mail Online, FIFA held secret meetings with Qatar’s Interior Ministry and urged it to stop it’s law enforcement agents from arresting gay supporters at the World Cup.
This comes after it was rumoured that undercover spies will hide among fans at the world cup and arrest gay offenders as public displays of affection is illegal in the Arab state.