Gary Neville broke golden rule after Cristiano Ronaldo's infamous Piers Morgan interview

Manchester United fable Gary Neville has go 1 of the astir arguable and important voices successful shot and his disapproval of Cristiano Ronaldo stands out

Gary Neville confessed to breaching a 'golden rule' erstwhile helium slammed Cristiano Ronaldo's messy departure from Manchester United.

Neville and Ronaldo won it each erstwhile they played alongside each different astatine Old Trafford betwixt 2003 and 2009. The ex-United skipper has go 1 of the astir influential and large voices successful shot punditry ever since helium retired from the game.

He is peculiarly vocal connected United, particularly erstwhile things are going wrong. However, helium recovered himself successful a hard presumption erstwhile Ronaldo forced his mode retired of the club by blasting Erik 10 Hag and the remainder of the nine successful an extraordinary interrogation with Piers Morgan.

Ex-pros mostly adhere to a codification that dictates players should not telephone retired their erstwhile team-mates if they find themselves moving successful the media. Yet Neville was truthful frustrated by Ronaldo's antics that helium could not assistance but talk his caput astir the Portuguese star.

While speaking connected the 'It's Called Soccer' podcast, Neville said: "Where I was captious of a subordinate that I utilized to play with and the 1 clip wherever I person astir apt breached that benignant of... (golden rule) was the Cristiano Ronaldo exit astatine United.

"It was erstwhile helium did the interrogation with Piers Morgan. It's thing to bash with doing an interrogation with Piers Morgan. My interest that nighttime was his team-mates had conscionable won that day, Garnacho had scored astatine Fulham and past the interrogation came retired a fewer hours later. I conscionable thought the timing of that was truly disappointing.

"I thought it was the incorrect clip to bash the interrogation and astir apt the incorrect mode to exit Manchester United. I felt powerfully astir that, due to the fact that of his enactment qualities, his stature successful the crippled and the information that I felt helium could beryllium a person astatine United and propulsion that dressing country through.

"Now, it's not similar a 'Well, helium tin bash immoderate helium wants and he's done it and helium whitethorn deliberation that it was the close happening to do'. But I felt powerfully astatine the clip that it wasn't right.

"Because of the information that I was a elder subordinate successful the dressing country erstwhile Cristiano Ronaldo was younger, I felt, 'No, travel on, that's present however we work, that's not however you bash it'.

"I've made mistakes arsenic well. But that's the 1 clip I tin deliberation of wherever I've astir apt criticised arsenic ex-team-mate, wherever I've thought, 'No, that's not right, Cristiano.'"

When asked if helium was utilizing his level to explicit choler towards the erstwhile United No.7, Neville shook his caput successful disagreement. Instead, helium said that helium inactive felt similar helium could connection guidance, considering helium was 1 of Ronaldo's leaders astatine Old Trafford.

Neville added: "I felt it was guidance to accidental 'Look, travel connected mate, you're incorrect there, travel on. You cognize what's close and wrong'. You spell done a batch with each different erstwhile you play with each different astatine United and the demands are high, the expectations are high. I utilized to cock up a batch and I inactive marque mistakes present connected television, but, for me, I thought I person to telephone it out."

Ronaldo moved to Saudi Arabian broadside Al Nassr aft his United fallout. He has truthful acold helped himself to 67 goals successful conscionable 75 matches for the Saudi Pro League side.

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