CRISTIANO RONALDO HARBOURS hopes of again playing alongside former Manchester United team-mate Wayne Rooney, labelling him a “fantastic player”.
The Real Madrid star, who recently became the Spanish giants’ all-time top scorer in La Liga, made his name at United before leaving Old Trafford in 2009.
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Speaking in a new BBC documentary about England captain Rooney, Ronaldo admitted that he would love to line-up once more beside the 29-year-old, who he claims was known as ‘pitbull’.
“I miss playing with Rooney. Maybe we can play again together some day,” he said.
“He was the kid of England. Everybody loved him. He was so powerful I was calling him pitbull. The power of Wayne Rooney is his mentality and strength and he never stops.
“He’s a fantastic team player and he scores! He’s a fantastic boy and he helped me a lot when he came to join us in Manchester.”
Meanwhile, Ronaldo wasted a succession of chances as Real Madrid were held to a scoreless draw by 10-man Malaga at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The result completed a frustrating day for the big two in La Liga with Barcelona earlier beating Las Palmas but seeing star forward Lionel Messi ruled out for up to eight weeks with a knee injury.
No-one epitomised Madrid’s irritation more than Ronaldo who failed time and again to find the net due to a combination of poor finishing — he had 14 shots but only two on target — and wonderful goalkeeping from Malaga’s Carlos Kameni.
And when the Portugal striker did beat the Cameroonian, in the eighth minute, he saw his effort rightly ruled out for offside.
'I miss playing with Wayne Rooney'
CRISTIANO RONALDO HARBOURS hopes of again playing alongside former Manchester United team-mate Wayne Rooney, labelling him a “fantastic player”.
The Real Madrid star, who recently became the Spanish giants’ all-time top scorer in La Liga, made his name at United before leaving Old Trafford in 2009.
Speaking in a new BBC documentary about England captain Rooney, Ronaldo admitted that he would love to line-up once more beside the 29-year-old, who he claims was known as ‘pitbull’.
“I miss playing with Rooney. Maybe we can play again together some day,” he said.
“He’s a fantastic team player and he scores! He’s a fantastic boy and he helped me a lot when he came to join us in Manchester.”
Meanwhile, Ronaldo wasted a succession of chances as Real Madrid were held to a scoreless draw by 10-man Malaga at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The result completed a frustrating day for the big two in La Liga with Barcelona earlier beating Las Palmas but seeing star forward Lionel Messi ruled out for up to eight weeks with a knee injury.
No-one epitomised Madrid’s irritation more than Ronaldo who failed time and again to find the net due to a combination of poor finishing — he had 14 shots but only two on target — and wonderful goalkeeping from Malaga’s Carlos Kameni.
And when the Portugal striker did beat the Cameroonian, in the eighth minute, he saw his effort rightly ruled out for offside.
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