REVEALED: Real reason Ronaldo slammed Man United youngsters, but singled one out for praise

Manchester United legend Cristiano Ronaldo has in his controversial explosive interview with ace journalist Piers Morgan slammed United’s young players over their mentality while accusing them of not caring enough and feels they do not listen to him or his advice.

The above are just the latest remarks from his bombshell interview with Morgan, in which Ronaldo has also hit out at boss Erik ten Hag, the club’s owners, former team-mates and former managers, with United deciding to hand him a £1m 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.’

Meanwhile, Ronaldo does feel that there is just one player who can emulate his longevity as he singled out 23-year-old compatriot Diogo Dalot.

Ronaldo has tipped Dalot to emulate his football career longevity

There is however no doubt that United right-back Dalot, who moved to Old Trafford in 2018 from Porto, has impressed for the Red Devils this season under new boss 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.

Similarly, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner also praised two other United team-mates when asked about players he admires: ‘Probably [Lisandro] Martinez [and] Casemiro [who is] is in his 30s.’

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