FIFA World Cup 2022: Row with Manchester United won’t shake Portugal: Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo insisted Monday that his explosive row with Manchester United would not impact Portugalrsquos chances at the World Cup as they prepare for their opening match in Qatar with GhanaLast week superstar Ronaldo lashed out at Premier League club United and the teamrsquos coach Erik ten Hag in a TV interview after being relegated to a peripheral role this seasonldquoI have no doubt that this recent episode that interview and other episodes with other players that happen sometimes can sometimes shake the player but wonrsquot shake the teamrdquo Ronaldo said at a press conference at the Portugal camp Ronaldo who is set to start his fifth and likely final World Cup was suspended for the Premier League clubrsquos 11 draw at Chelsea after refusing to come on as a substitute against Tottenham last monthThe 37yearold claimed during the interview that he felt ldquoprovokedrdquo into that reaction by Ten Hag and on Monday was unrepentant about giving the interview ldquoI donrsquot have to worry about what others think I talk when I want tordquo he said ldquoEverybody in the team knows who I am what I believe inrdquoAlso readRonaldo will be phenomenal at WC Ruben NevesRonaldo said frosty interaction with his teammate for club and country Bruno Fernandes along with images of him grabbing Manchester Cityrsquos Joao Cancelo by the head had been being overblown by the media ldquoIn these final stages of competitions therersquos always those type of momentsrdquo said RonaldoldquoWe were just playing around I have a great relationship with him I was asking him because his plane was late I asked him if he came by boat ldquoThe same thing happened with Cancelo he was a bit sad during training and I grabbed him by the neck and told him lsquoCome on yoursquove got thisrsquo thatrsquos what I said And then it became another controversy at your endldquoThe whole atmosphere is excellent itrsquos bulletproof and iron clad The next player who comes here you donrsquot have to ask about that donrsquot talk about me you donrsquot have to talk about Cristiano Ronaldo help them out ask them about the World CuprdquoPortugal open their Group H campaign against Ghana on Thursday before facing Uruguay and South KoreaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever