 November 14, 2022 Ronaldo had already flown to Portugal and took part in a training session on Monday despite 'illness' having caused him to miss the Red Devils' last two matches, against Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup and Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday. Fernandes' link-up with the Portugal squad was delayed due to his participation at Craven Cottage and things got very awkward when he bumped into Ronaldo for the first time since his bombshell interview. The midfielder initially seemed to ignore Ronaldo's outstretched hand before belatedly shaking it and appearing to make a pointed comment that left the former Real Madrid star looking stony-faced, before the pair exchanged words and Fernandes walked away to greet other team-mates – doing so in a far more cheer){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Bruno Fernandes shared a very tense reunion with Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo on Monday evening following the latter’s explosive interview in which he slammed the club and manager Erik ten Hag.
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The 37-year-old sat down for a 90-minute interview with Piers Morgan in which he accused United’s hierarchy of ‘betrayal’ and said he would ‘never respect’ Ten Hag.
United released a statement on Monday saying they would ‘consider their response after the full facts have been established’, with only titbits from the sit-down having been released before it airs in full later this week.