Former Manchester United star Nicky Butt admitted that he has avoided watching the Piers Morgan interview with Cristiano Ronaldo because it is 'sad'.
In a two-part conversation between Ronaldo and Morgan which aired on TalkTV this week, the 37-year-old criticised the club, Erik ten Hag, the Glazers, as well as Butt's former teammate and colleague at Salford City, Gary Neville. The Portuguese star claimed that he felt 'disrespected' and 'betrayed' by United since returning in 2021.
While members of his family have watched the interview, Butt told MEN Sport that he wished to avoid watching it. "Honestly I haven't watched it, I'm not ducking [the question] but I will tell you what I think," the 47-year-old said.
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"I haven't watched it because I do not particularly want to watch it. I think it is sad that a great club like Man United and an unbelievable player like Ronaldo can't come together and sort it out like they should do with respect, respect from both sides that is, shake hands and then if he is going to move on, move on.
"When I see it, hear about it or watch it, my son was in the house the other day watching it, I couldn't watch it because I think it is really sad, really sad that a player of that ilk, who has so much admiration from Manchester United fans, would do an interview like that. But I also feel sad that a massive club like Manchester United can't sit a player down and find a way through this crap that is going on.
"Some of the stuff Ronaldo has said might be valid but I can't look at that and say that he was right to do it because I don't think anyone could say that."
Earlier today, the Reds issued a statement saying that they were looking at 'appropriate steps' to discipline Ronaldo for the interview. The Manchester Evening News understands that United are currently weighing up the possibility of sacking Ronaldo for breach of contract.
Butt was speaking to the MEN following the launch of the new series of the 'Class of '92 Full Time' documentary which airs on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Football at 10pm on Sunday, November 20.
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